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Climate Cast
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MPR meteorologist Paul Huttner discusses the latest research on our changing climate and the consequences we’re seeing here in Minnesota and worldwide. Hear Climate Cast each Thursday on MPR’s All Things Considered.

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Minnesota’s lukewarm, soggy and smoky summer
MPR’s team of meteorologists record a conversation about Minnesota’s weather and climate at the Minnesota State Fair.  
Lights out for fireflies? Climate change, pesticides and light pollution threaten lightning bug population
MPR News Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner talked with journalist Eric Berger about the declining population rate for fireflies across the country.
As some governments pull away from climate issues, others are working on solutions
MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner talked with author Alan Weisman about the innovative ways people across the globe are creating practical solutions to combat climate change.
'Water vapor is a greenhouse gas': The little-known but growing climate concern
MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner talked to John Abraham, thermal sciences professor and mechanical engineering program director at University of St. Thomas, about water vapor and  hydrologic cycle.
Expert dispels myth that cities are immune from tornados
MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner talked to climatologist Kenneth Blumenfeld about the probability of a tornado striking downtowns and densely populated urban areas.