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How warmer ocean temperatures cause stronger and wetter storms, even in Minnesota

Podcast: Climate Cast
Published: Jan 16, 2026
Duration seconds: 302
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Summary

Earth’s oceans continued to reach record-high temperatures in 2025. And those hotter oceans are fueling stronger and wetter storms. St. Thomas University researcher John Abraham, who reported these findings with his colleagues in the journal “Advances in Atmospheric Sciences,” joined Climate Cast to talk about how the latest research on Earth’s warmer oceans affects the people of Minnesota.