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'Absurd': 3 Minnesota towns crushed state rainfall records last year

'Absurd': 3 Minnesota towns crushed state rainfall records last year

Harmony's 2018 rain total would have been common for a Gulf Coast city, not Minnesota. But massive rainfalls are the new normal as the climate changes. A state climatologist expects Minnesota's precipitation record to be broken again soon.
by Paul Huttner and Cody Nelson

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Transportation, agriculture edge out electricity as Minnesota's largest emissions sources

Transportation, agriculture edge out electricity as Minnesota's largest emissions sources

Minnesota still is not meeting goals set in 2007 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from all sources, including electricity, transportation, agriculture and industry.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Minnesota's biggest climate change signals

Minnesota's biggest climate change signals

When looking for signs climate change has arrived in Minnesota, look for the little and unexpected things, said Kenny Blumenfeld, the state Department of Natural Resource's senior climatologist.
by Paul Huttner

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The $24 trillion case for a strong, global carbon tax

The $24 trillion case for a strong, global carbon tax

"In recent years you've seen sometimes hundreds of billions of dollars in damages that can be attributed to climate change," said Bob Litterman, chair of the Risk Committee and a founding partner of Kepos Capital.
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