Climate Cast ®

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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July 16, 2015 12:57 PM

Climate change and the warming oceans

This month's hourlong Climate Cast features three climate experts studying fish, Antarctica and sea levels.

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July 9, 2015 2:30 PM

Is climate change fueling more wild fires?

On this week's Climate Cast, we looked at how climate change contributes to these fires in boreal forests and is also fueled by them in what MPR Meteorologist calls a feedback loop.

by Emily Kaiser

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June 18, 2015 10:15 AM

What Pope Francis' statement on climate change says about faith

The Pope released his encyclical on climate change, a much anticipated and leaked document that connects the warming climate with human activity and criticizes global capitalism's indiscriminate use of natural resources.

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June 11, 2015 10:00 AM

This year's hurricane season off to a unique start

Hurricane Ana was an out-of-season storm last month in the Atlantic and Blanca is the earliest tropical cyclone on record to hit Baja, Calif. Is climate change and warm oceans changing the nature of hurricane season?

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June 4, 2015 11:21 AM

Climate Cast: This year's El Nino could be strongest on record

The Pacific Ocean's tropical sea surface temperatures have warmed steadily over the past few weeks.

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May 21, 2015 3:16 PM

Future of Minnesota solar energy: What you need to know

A new report from MIT says solar is an important source of renewable energy as the consequences of climate change become more urgent. How can Minnesota leverage the potential of solar?

by Emily Kaiser

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April 30, 2015 10:45 AM

How climate change affects water quality, sustainability

Renowned water expert Peter Gleick, president and co-founder of the Pacific Institute, has been advocating for water quality and sustainability for more than 25 years.

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April 23, 2015 11:44 AM

What western drought means for water reservoirs

The nation's largest reservoir is holding less water than it ever has. Another victim of the western drought, Lake Mead, sits behind the Hoover Dam near Las Vegas and is at about 40 percent of its capacity.

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April 9, 2015 11:58 AM

Climate Cast: Greenhouse gas emissions steady 2013-14

The level of CO2 emissions were the same from 2013 to 2014, according to the International Energy Agency on CO2 emissions. This has not happened in many years.

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March 19, 2015 9:06 AM

Climate Cast: Winter arctic sea ice nears all-time low

In this hour-long edition of Climate Cast, we look at arctic sea ice, Alaskan villages facing climate change head on and a boulder field in Uganda that offers ancient clues to our changing planet.

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