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MPR News meteorologist Ben Cathey discusses the latest research on our changing climate and the consequences we’re seeing here in Minnesota and worldwide.

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What's our current 'Winter Misery Index'?

What's our current 'Winter Misery Index'?

State climatologist Pete Boulay created the "Winter Misery Index" to answer the question: How do modern winters compare with the bone-chilling winters many people remember?
by MPR News Staff

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Climate Cast: Glaciers are melting faster today

Climate Cast: Glaciers are melting faster today

On this week's Climate Cast, we have climatologist Karl Kreutz join us to discuss why glaciers are melting faster than ever and what consequences that will have for the rest of the ecosystem.

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Climate Cast: New Clean Power Plan mandates large carbon pollution reductions

Climate Cast: New Clean Power Plan mandates large carbon pollution reductions

This week's Climate Cast explores how deep the cuts to emission standards in the U.S. could impact global carbon pollution, the reactions to the new standards and what to expect down the road.

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2015 on pace to be the hottest year ever

2015 on pace to be the hottest year ever

Both NOAA and NASA reported last month was the warmest June on record.

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Climate change and the warming oceans

Climate change and the warming oceans

This month's hourlong Climate Cast features three climate experts studying fish, Antarctica and sea levels.

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Is climate change fueling more wild fires?

Is climate change fueling more wild fires?

On this week's Climate Cast, we looked at how climate change contributes to these fires in boreal forests and is also fueled by them in what MPR Meteorologist calls a feedback loop.
by Emily Kaiser

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What Pope Francis' statement on climate change says about faith

What Pope Francis' statement on climate change says about faith

The Pope released his encyclical on climate change, a much anticipated and leaked document that connects the warming climate with human activity and criticizes global capitalism's indiscriminate use of natural resources.

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This year's hurricane season off to a unique start

This year's hurricane season off to a unique start

Hurricane Ana was an out-of-season storm last month in the Atlantic and Blanca is the earliest tropical cyclone on record to hit Baja, Calif. Is climate change and warm oceans changing the nature of hurricane season?

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