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719 - Paul Huttner signs off after 13 years of hosting Climate Cast

MPR News meteorologist Paul Huttner with the latest research on our changing climate.

719 - Paul Huttner signs off after 13 years of hosting Climate Cast

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MPR News meteorologist Paul Huttner with the latest research on our changing climate.

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Climate Cast

Episodes

Paul Huttner signs off after 13 years of hosting Climate Cast

How resilience hubs are giving climate aid before, during, and after a crisis

How a Minnesota research team finds carbon a home in retired croplands

El Niño could affect Minnesota's weather this year

How cover crops are creating renewable jet fuel

How a Minnesota startup is taking carbon out of the atmosphere

What's the carbon 'hoofprint' of the American beef industry?

The impact of climate change on Earth's polar regions

What does ice on Lake Superior tell us about climate change?

What’s new in Minnesota’s revised climate action plan

Climate normals downplay just how fast Minnesota is warming

What impact does the American prairie have on our climate?

How a program trains residents to take action on climate

How warmer ocean temperatures cause stronger and wetter storms, even in Minnesota

Minnesota researchers drill for million-year-old ice in Antarctica

How climate change is driving up the cost of home insurance

AI tool may improve flood forecasting for Mississippi and other rivers

Climate change is reshaping Minnesota winters

For Minnesota, warmer winters do not mean the end of snow

Itasca County looks toward a coal-free economy

Want healthy trees? Pay attention to microclimates

New cookbook offers tips for sustainable seafood

Minnesota asks for public input on new climate action plan

Report: Corn fertilizer is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions

Warmer winters add challenges for migrating birds

Smaller Minnesota towns adopting solar power to save money

Minnesota’s fall seasons are getting warmer

Changes in Atlantic Ocean current may be sign of climate tipping point, scientist says

Study predicts collapse of Atlantic Ocean current that warms Europe

Study: Shifting jet streams are influencing climate and weather patterns

Minnesota’s lukewarm, soggy and smoky summer

Lights out for fireflies? Climate change, pesticides and light pollution threaten lightning bug population

An exceptionally dry year in Canada fuels Minnesota's smoky summer

How people are fighting climate change on multiple fronts, amid climate skepticism

As some governments pull away from climate issues, others are working on solutions

Toxic blue-green algae thrive as Minnesota lakes grow warmer

With eliminated tax credits, solar power heads into uncertain times

Business affected by climate change consider a move to the Midwest

'Water vapor is a greenhouse gas': The little-known but growing climate concern

Expert dispels myth that cities are immune from tornados

Despite EV boom, Minnesotans slower to embrace electric vehicles than many other states

Earth reaches level of warming climate scientists hoped to avoid

Brewing breakthrough: Craft beer makers eliminate wastewater in experiment

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency adds ‘blowing dust’ to air quality alerts

Political headwinds could spell trouble for solar power in Minnesota

How one Minnesota recycling facility is becoming more efficient

Tech giants vie to build data centers in Minnesota to support their growing AI networks

Mississippi named 'most endangered' river in the U.S.

Writer turned citizen scientist offers tips on living lightly to reduce your carbon footprint

It’s not your imagination, Minnesota is experiencing a longer allergy season

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