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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August 21, 2014 9:00 AM

Climate Cast

MPR Meteorologist Paul Huttner and University of St. Thomas Professor John Abraham will be talking about the unusually hot world temperatures in 2014 and take your questions.

by John Abraham

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August 14, 2014 9:00 AM

Will Calif. drought force residents to leave the state?

The latest research on our changing climate.

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August 7, 2014 9:00 AM

How climate change impacts blue-green algae growth, water safety

Toledo residents are starting to drink tap water again after a weekend of warnings that an algae bloom in Lake Erie made the city's water unsafe to drink.

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July 30, 2014 3:00 PM

Climate Cast: Western US battling large wildfires

We discuss what we know - and don't know - about what climate change means for the number and intensity of wildfires in the U.S.

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July 24, 2014 9:00 AM

Climate Cast: June's record-breaking worldwide heat

It was the hottest June on record worldwide and the second month in a row to attain that status.

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July 17, 2014 9:00 AM

The psychology of climate change denial

The latest research on our changing climate.

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July 10, 2014 9:00 AM

Climate Cast: NASA launches carbon satellite

We discuss NASA's successful launch of a satellite observatory that can measure carbon.

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June 26, 2014 12:52 PM

Climate change will lead to more extreme rain, drought for Minnesota

On this week's Climate Cast, we discuss how the unusually wavy jet stream could be responsible for both of these phenomena.

by John Abraham

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June 19, 2014 9:00 AM

The latest on statewide flooding

The latest research on our changing climate.

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June 12, 2014 9:00 AM

Climate Cast: Natural gas vs. coal

New regulations will be a boon for the natural gas industry. Paul and Kerri talk with Robert Howarth from Cornell University about the potency of methane as a greenhouse gas.

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