Hurricane Patricia is stongest on record
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MPR's Steven John spoke with University of Minnesota climatologist Mark Seeley about Hurricane Patricia. The U.S. National Hurricane Center reports that Patricia is the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the western hemisphere.
Seeley also answers a question about how long the growing season was in Minnesota this year.
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