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Climate Cast ®
Paul Huttner

A year of climate whiplash: from wet and rainy to flash drought

Climate expert Mark Seeley breaks down the year's biggest events

A lawn shows signs of stress from drought conditions
A major drought hit southern parts of the state especially hard and it may take some time before things can recover.
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Weather whiplash. That’s the theme of Minnesota weather and climate this year. A wet start this year flipped rapidly into flash drought across our state. What are Minnesota’s biggest climate highlights of this year? And where are we headed next?

MPR News climate expert Mark Seeley breaks down the weather and climate year that is 2022.

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