The impact of climate change on Earth's polar regions
About this episode
Will Steger discusses the dramatic changes in Arctic regions due to climate change with Paul Huttner.
Minnesota Arctic explorer Will Steger has trekked across thousands of miles of ice in both the north and South Poles, crossing the Larsen Ice Shelves a few years before they disintegrated and collapsed into the sea. MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner spoke with Steger about dramatic changes he’s seen in Arctic regions over the past several decades.
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