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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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A new tool is helping the Twin Cities metro area brace for climate change impacts
To help the Twin Cities metro area plan for the future climate, the Metropolitan Council has released a tool with detailed maps showing how at-risk different spots are to flooding and extreme heat.
Why forests are crucial for reining in climate change
Just before the United Nations issued life-or-death warning the world needs to cut drastically its greenhouse gas emissions, a group of scientists made the case for why addressing deforestation is just as important as curbing fossil fuel use.
Climate change isn't just an environmental issue anymore
"You can no longer separate climate into a distinct public policy issue," says one climate scientist. "It is about the economy, it's about jobs, the future."
We have 12 years to fix our climate before global warming's impacts get much worse.
Climate Cast: Seeking the 'Holy Grail' of energy storage
Renewable energy production is booming. But how do we save that energy to power our homes when the wind fades and the sun sets?
Major conservation program at risk in farm bill draft
Congress' current versions of the new farm bill would slash funding for a conservation program comprising over 70 million acres.
The changing outdoors under a warming climate
It's an outdoorsy Climate Cast this week -- fall colors, national parks and a hunter's story.
Climate destruction will hit U.S. national parks the hardest
National parks will see less annual rainfall than other parts of the country and certain parks could warm by 16 degrees within the next 80 years, according to new research.