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Climate Cast - Podcast

Climate Cast

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

Science Earth Sciences
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
5 minutes
Episodes
69
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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A U of M scientist is using leaf glow to better track climate change

A U of M scientist is using leaf glow to better track climate change

A scientist at the University of Minnesota may have found a better way to track the effects of climate change on Arctic and boreal regions like northern Minnesota where temperatures are rising at som…

00:04:27  |   Thu 09 May 2024
Report shows Minnesota is leading the way in clean energy transition

Report shows Minnesota is leading the way in clean energy transition

Renewable energy sources provided 33 percent of Minnesota’s electricity last year, which is 10 percent higher than the national average according to a new report.


So, what’s next for Minnesota’s clea…

00:05:08  |   Thu 02 May 2024
CNN chief climate correspondent on finding hope in a world of climate change

CNN chief climate correspondent on finding hope in a world of climate change

“I’m sorry we broke the sea and sky and shortened the wings of the nightingale. I’m sorry that the Great Barrier Reef is no longer great, that we value Amazon much more than the Amazon.”


Those are the…

00:04:39  |   Fri 26 Apr 2024
As hurricanes get more powerful, some scientists suggest a new category six

As hurricanes get more powerful, some scientists suggest a new category six

Hurricanes are getting so strong that some scientists say we should add a Category 6 to the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale.


That’s out of a recent study in the journal Proceedings of the National Acad…

00:04:45  |   Thu 18 Apr 2024
Climate denialism mapped to geography and political affiliation

Climate denialism mapped to geography and political affiliation

A recent study shows nearly 15 percent of Americans “do not believe in climate change.”


So, what drives climate denialism in the U.S.?


Joshua Newell is a professor and co-director of the Center for Sus…

00:05:03  |   Thu 11 Apr 2024
Red and blue pitches for electric vehicles?

Red and blue pitches for electric vehicles?

Electric vehicle dealers right here in Minnesota are using different strategies to convince prospective buyers from different political affiliations.

00:04:28  |   Thu 04 Apr 2024
New study shows climate change is already affecting food prices

New study shows climate change is already affecting food prices

A new paper shows increasing global average temperatures and more intense and frequent heat waves are already driving up the prices of food and other goods.


To talk more about climate change and infla…

00:04:45  |   Thu 28 Mar 2024
Record-breaking ocean temperatures

Record-breaking ocean temperatures

Earth’s oceans have been reaching record-warm temperatures. Every day for the last 12 months.


What is happening? How much is climate change driving the temperature spike? And how concerned are climate…

00:04:47  |   Thu 21 Mar 2024
The green energy gridlock at the Capitol

The green energy gridlock at the Capitol

More than 25 percent of Minnesota’s electricity now comes from renewable sources like wind and solar.


Despite the progress and growth of green energy, there’s still a backlog of projects waiting appro…

00:04:39  |   Fri 15 Mar 2024
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