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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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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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How climate change affects global poverty

How climate change affects global poverty

The World Bank says it can't fight poverty effectively if climate change keeps on its current course.

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Cities begin to plan for climate change

Cities begin to plan for climate change

2012 was record-setting year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2012 State of the Climate report.

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Warming waters lead to cannibalistic lobsters

Warming waters lead to cannibalistic lobsters

Species are not evolving fast enough to cope with climate change, according to a new study from the University of Arizona in Tucson.

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How warming is killing off the trees that helped keep us cool

How warming is killing off the trees that helped keep us cool

Pine bark beetles, now surviving the winters that once killed them, are destroying Western forests. And they're headed this way.

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Climate change may drive Marshall Islands the way of Atlantis

Climate change may drive Marshall Islands the way of Atlantis

Just barely above sea level, the South Pacific islands face an increasingly uncertain future.

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Selectively targeting aerosol pollutants could reduce climate change

Selectively targeting aerosol pollutants could reduce climate change

A study released last week concludes that if every country were to do what California has done in the last couple of decades to clean up diesel emissions, it would slow down global warming by 15 percent.

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Agreement with China seen as significant step

Agreement with China seen as significant step

Deal described as "biggest, fastest, cheapest" initiative available.

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