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

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As hurricanes get more powerful, some scientists suggest a new category six
APR 18, 2024
As hurricanes get more powerful, some scientists suggest a new category six
<p>Hurricanes are getting so strong that some scientists say we should add a Category 6 to the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale.</p><br/><p>That’s out of a recent study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences looking at the link between stronger hurricanes and climate change.</p><br/><p>Senior Climate Reporter Andrew Freedman wrote about it for Axios.</p>
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Climate denialism mapped to geography and political affiliation
APR 11, 2024
Climate denialism mapped to geography and political affiliation
<p>A recent <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-50591-6" class="default">study</a> shows nearly 15 percent of Americans “do not believe in climate change.”</p><br/><p>So, what drives climate denialism in the U.S.?</p><br/><p>Joshua Newell is a professor and co-director of the Center for Sustainable Systems. He was one of the authors of this research and broke down his findings.</p>
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Red and blue pitches for electric vehicles?
APR 4, 2024
Red and blue pitches for electric vehicles?
<p>Electric vehicle dealers right here in Minnesota are using different strategies to convince prospective buyers from different political affiliations. </p>
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New study shows climate change is already affecting food prices
MAR 28, 2024
New study shows climate change is already affecting food prices
<p>A new <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-01173-x" class="default">paper</a> shows increasing global average temperatures and more intense and frequent heat waves are already driving up the prices of food and other goods.</p><br/><p>To talk more about climate change and inflation is the lead author of that research, Maximilian Kotz with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany. </p>
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Record-breaking ocean temperatures
MAR 21, 2024
Record-breaking ocean temperatures
<p>Earth’s oceans have been reaching record-warm temperatures. Every day for the last 12 months.</p><br/><p>What is happening? How much is climate change driving the temperature spike? And how concerned are climate scientists?</p><br/><p>University of St. Thomas Professor John Abraham, one of the world’s leading ocean temperature researchers, talks about it.</p>
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