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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 Academy of Sciences looking at the link between stronger hurricanes and climate change.

Senior Climate Reporter Andrew Freedman wrote about it for Axios.

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 Sustainable Systems. He was one of the authors of this research and broke down his findings.

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

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 inflation is the lead author of that research, Maximilian Kotz with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany.

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 scientists?

University of St. Thomas Professor John Abraham, one of the world’s leading ocean temperature researchers, talks about it.

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 approval is slowing the growth of clean energy in Minnesota. A new proposed bill being considered by the state would streamline the permitting process.

Reporter Kristoffer Tigue wrote about this topic for Inside Climate News.

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