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The surge in demand for electric vehicles has ignited a new kind of “space race” within the automobile industry.

From litigation to financial and material loss due to extreme weather — the corporate world is managing mounting risks due to climate change.

In the past month, atmospheric carbon dioxide reached 420 parts per million for the first time. That’s a 50 percent increase from pre-industrial levels.

Plants that researchers use to measure moisture are so dry, they aren’t growing this spring. The conditions could act as kindling for another record fire season.

Many saw natural gas the bridge fuel to a net-zero energy future. But rapidly emerging climate solutions mean that bridge is getting shorter fast.

This year, Lake Superior saw its lowest January ice levels in 48 years. While there will be outliers, scientists expect the trend to continue.

Damage from three storms in 1998 alone cost more than those during the previous 40 years combined. Since then, the pace of costly storms hasn’t let up.

The National Hurricane Center is getting a head start this year by releasing its tropical weather outlook two weeks earlier.

It’s the center of many Minnesota traditions, but the prized fish isn’t exempt from the effects of climate change.

It’s cross-country skiing season and Minnesotan Jessie Diggins is on a roll. But the snow conditions she was brought up on are rapidly changing.