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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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How a stalled jet stream is wreaking worldwide havoc

How a stalled jet stream is wreaking worldwide havoc

Kerri speaks to MPR News Meteorologist Paul Huttner and University of Minnesota Climatologist Mark Seeley about the jet stream and how it could be affected by our changing climate.

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What science has to say about Obama's speech

What science has to say about Obama's speech

President calls for 'more urgency' in the face of droughts and floods.

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Persistent drought turns Golden State brown

Persistent drought turns Golden State brown

Last year was California's driest on record. So far, 2014 is no better.

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Polar vortex drives Great Lakes to highest ice cover in 20 years

Polar vortex drives Great Lakes to highest ice cover in 20 years

Paul Huttner and Jay Austin from the Large Lake Observatory at the University of Minnesota-Duluth join Kerri Miller to discuss what early ice cover means for the lakes.

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From a warm year to a warmer one? Maybe

From a warm year to a warmer one? Maybe

The new year has a shot at being the warmest on record.

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Could major US cities run out of water?

Could major US cities run out of water?

Some major US cities are facing the possibility of running out of water as populations grow and strain the supply.

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Climate change: What we know, what we're doing

Climate change: What we know, what we're doing

We highlight not only how our lives are affected by climate change, but what people are doing about it.
by John Abraham

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Deniers find support in coming climate report

Deniers find support in coming climate report

Scientists are trying to explain an apparent slowdown in warming.
by John Abraham

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