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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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Minnesota, Finland agree to team up on climate change

Minnesota, Finland agree to team up on climate change

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed a letter of understanding with Finland, pledging to encourage the state's agencies, universities and businesses to collaborate with Finland on sustainable technology.
by Paul Huttner

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The evolution of 'greenwashing'

The evolution of 'greenwashing'

It’s Climate Week in New York City. The good news? Dozens of companies are announcing new climate goals. But do their good intentions actually translate into lower carbon emissions?
by Paul Huttner

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Watershed managers keep your basement from flooding — extreme weather swings are making it harder

Watershed managers keep your basement from flooding — extreme weather swings are making it harder

Changing rainfall patterns and more extreme weather swings have made water managers’ jobs difficult. They moderate lake and creek levels to prevent flooding and pollution.
by Paul Huttner

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How climate change is strengthening fires, hurricanes and 'weather on steroids'

How climate change is strengthening fires, hurricanes and 'weather on steroids'

This week, we’ve seen fire in California, storms in New Orleans and the Northeast and drought in Minnesota. How is climate change linked to these three separate extreme weather events?
by Paul Huttner

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A summer tradition changes with the climate

A summer tradition changes with the climate

Climate change is affecting everything from campers’ schedules to infrastructure needs to the kinds of trees on the property at Camp Mishawaka in Grand Rapids, Minn. And it isn’t alone; a major insurer of summer camps has pulled out of the business as camps on the coasts lose property to wildfires and hurricanes.
by Paul Huttner

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