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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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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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Warming climate changes Greenland's landscape as we watch

Warming climate changes Greenland's landscape as we watch

Ice samples offer a historical record, and the insights they contain are not reassuring.

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Minnesota climate runs wet, then dry, then wet again

Minnesota climate runs wet, then dry, then wet again

Alternating floods and drought seem to be the new pattern.

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UN climate report: Human activity primary influence on warming

UN climate report: Human activity primary influence on warming

In an extended version of our weekly Climate Cast from the Fair, we'll look at an upcoming climate report from the United Nations that shows scientists are nearly certain that human activity is responsible for global temperature increases.
by Paul Huttner and John Abraham

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