MPR News meteorologist Paul Huttner with the latest research on our changing climate.
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How a Minnesota wild prairie helps fight climate change
Sitting in the driver’s seat of an antique combine east of Moorhead, Sam Stueber can see the past, present and future of Minnesota’s changing environment.On this day, she’s working…
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Climate change is delaying Minnesota’s peak fall colors
The colors of fall foliage are important to many Minnesotans, and timing for peak colors is wrapping up in the northern portion of the state. But future generations may get to enjo…
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Climate Cast: Heat and humidity create havoc for local wines
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Climate change is reshaping marathon season in Minnesota
Runners can expect seasonably cool temperatures for the 2026 Twin Cities Marathon. But the early October tradition will be moving back a week starting next year. Race officials hav…
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How climate is changing the apples you buy
The University of Minnesota is recognized as one of the top apple breeding and genetics research programs in the country. It developed the Honeycrisp apple and other flavors like t…
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Climate Cast: As ships sit in Strait of Hormuz, invasive species hitch a ride
Invasive species play the long game. They travel well, dig in to survive wherever they’re dropped off and then start multiplying, making it nearly impossible to root them out.Scien…
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When powerful windstorms become more common, wildlife feel the impact
Derechos are devastating, fast-moving bands of thunderstorms capable of producing destructive winds. Minnesota has experienced several, including the Boundary Waters blowdown in 19…
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On softball night, Minnesota climate experts feel the heat
If you’ve attended or played in a softball or baseball game this summer, you likely share something in common with a lot of Minnesotans. The intense heat, coupled with the high hum…
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Learning from deadliest disaster in Minnesota history
What would you guess is the deadliest disaster in Minnesota history? A wildfire? Blizzard? Tornado? It was none of those. In 1936, a long-term heat wave killed at least 900 across…
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Paul Huttner signs off after 13 years of hosting Climate Cast
For years, Climate Cast has been a place to make sense of a changing planet — explaining the science, the solutions and the people behind the issue.MPR News chief meteorologist Pau…
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How resilience hubs are giving climate aid before, during, and after a crisis
With climate change exposing communities to more dangerous weather conditions and amplifying diseases, experts say more people need resources to adapt. The University of Minnesota…
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How a Minnesota research team finds carbon a home in retired croplands
Burning fossil fuels is one of the primary drivers of climate change, releasing large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, causing changes including increased temperature…
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El Niño could affect Minnesota's weather this year
Warmer waters building in the tropical Pacific Ocean are suggesting an El Nino event developing late this year. Forecasts predict an event range from a moderate El Nino, to a so-ca…
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How cover crops are creating renewable jet fuel
The transportation sector is a large contributor to climate change, accounting for about 28 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Within that sector, aviation accounts fo…
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How a Minnesota startup is taking carbon out of the atmosphere
Fossil fuels are by far the largest contributor to global climate change, accounting for nearly 90 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions. But there are people here in Minnesota w…
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What's the carbon 'hoofprint' of the American beef industry?
The United States is among the world’s largest beef producers, producing some 12 million tons in 2025. But cattle generate a lot of emissions. The beef industry alone is responsibl…
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The impact of climate change on Earth's polar regions
Minnesota Arctic explorer Will Steger has trekked across thousands of miles of ice in both the north and South Poles, crossing the Larsen Ice Shelves a few years before they disint…
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What does ice on Lake Superior tell us about climate change?
The last time Lake Superior completely froze over was 30 years ago in 1996. Around that time, Lake Superior was consistently at least 75 percent frozen over. Now, 75 percent covera…
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What’s new in Minnesota’s revised climate action plan
In 2022, The State of Minnesota created their Climate Action Framework, a plan that sets a vision for how Minnesota will address and prepare for climate change. As of February 11th…
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Climate normals downplay just how fast Minnesota is warming
NOAA data shows that winters have warmed more than five degrees on average since 1970. And last two years were some of the warmest on record, dating back to the late 1880s.But as t…