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MPR news has summarized findings by researchers studying Minnesota's climate and how it is changing. There are more than 23 signs that our climate has and is changing and is already impacting Minnesota's biological communities. Answer the following questions below to summarize what is already happening to Minnesota's climate and biological communities based on the news article: 23 sings of Minnesota's changing climate (https://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/02/02/climate-change-primer)
1. How has temperature changed in Minnesota? How do we know?
2. How have winter temperatures changed? What is evidence of this?
3. Where is Minnesota warming the fastest?
4. How has precipitation changed in Minnesota? What is evidence of this?
5. What is a mega-rain event? How have their frequencies changed since the 1860s?
6. How have lake freeze-thaw cycles changed since the 1870s?
7. How has the growing season changed (number of frost-free days)?
8. What is a hardiness zone and how have they changed?
9. What has happened to MN allergy season?
10. How has snow dynamics changed?
11. How has Minnesota's infrastructure been impacted?
12. How have the first 17 signs impacted Minnesota's biological communities (signs 19-23)?
13. What else would you like to know that you think has been left out?