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 11, 2013 11:00 AM

Climate change may drive Marshall Islands the way of Atlantis

Just barely above sea level, the South Pacific islands face an increasingly uncertain future.

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June 19, 2013 3:00 PM

Selectively targeting aerosol pollutants could reduce climate change

A study released last week concludes that if every country were to do what California has done in the last couple of decades to clean up diesel emissions, it would slow down global warming by 15 percent.

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June 12, 2013 3:00 PM

Agreement with China seen as significant step

Deal described as "biggest, fastest, cheapest" initiative available.

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June 6, 2013 12:00 AM

As Arctic ice shrinks, climate worries grow

What role does Arctic ice play in the weather we've been experiencing?

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May 30, 2013 11:00 AM

Climate change may be making stronger storms, not more of them

The extremes, says Paul Huttner, are becoming more extreme.

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May 23, 2013 10:45 AM

Want to blame climate change for killer twisters? Not so fast

It's not clear what relationship, if any, may exist between killer tornadoes and climate change.

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May 1, 2013 3:00 PM

Freak May snowstorm is weather, not climate

Paul Huttner sees clues that "all seem to be pointing in the same direction," but he won't draw conclusions from a single event.

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April 24, 2013 3:00 PM

Local warming? They see it in China

Scientists trace China's warmer weather to local greenhouse gases.

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April 17, 2013 3:00 PM

'Arctic amplification' may have caused our prolonged winter

It's possible that our current seemingly endless winter could be in part caused by a loss of Arctic sea ice.

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April 4, 2013 12:00 AM

Climate change means a big financial hit for some industries

On Thursday's Climate Cast, Kerri Miller and MPR News' Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner spoke about the economic impact of climate change.

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