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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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Study: Cover crops, trees key to fighting climate change
A new study finds that changes in land use across the country could help mitigate climate change in a bigger way than previously known, without affecting land humans need.
We're already paying for the impacts of climate change, the new National Climate Assessment says. And those costs will likely go way up in the future.
Why Brazil's new president may cause more rainforest destruction, violence
Jair Bolsonaro, the right-wing president-elect of Brazil who campaigned with a pledge to "make Brazil great," has policy priorities critics say will hasten global climate change and increase violent acts against environmental protectors.
Illinois' impending solar energy boom
The state of Illinois is about to see a 2,000 percent increase in solar energy projects by 2025.
It's about 8,800 miles from Cape Town, South Africa, to Minnesota. But climate changes in sensitive areas can have a much wider impact.
Xcel's CEO on the future of electric vehicles
The utility is investing $25 million in new charging technology to fuel the coming electric car boom.
Minneapolis, St. Paul get Bloomberg boost to address climate change
Bloomberg Philanthropies has named both cities to its $70 million American Cities Climate Challenge, aimed at helping cities meet goals to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Water and climate in the American Southwest
This week on Climate Cast, Brad Udall schools us on the West's changing hydrology and water resources. He's a senior climate researcher and scientist at Colorado State University.