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This year's summer will be remembered for some heat and a whole lot of dry.
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A powerful El Niño is taking shape in the Pacific, and it could mean a warmer, drier winter for North Dakota. State climatologist Daryl Ritchison explains what’s driving the weather pattern, how it compares with past El Niño events and why snow is still very much in the forecast.
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Explore fall color at Icelandic and Pembina Gorge, visit Fargo’s Growing Together gardens, and hear how a super El Niño could shape North Dakota’s winter.
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Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and their intrepid Corps of Discovery were integral to the expansion of a new country. The expedition set out to begin mapping the immense territory that Thomas Jefferson had purchased. They chronicled the vast wilderness and the rich resources it contained. Lewis and Clark are a bedrock of American history, but they were not the first Europeans to explore the Great Plains.
Each Friday on A Closer Look with the Monitor, Prairie Public's Craig Blumenshine speaks with North Dakota Monitor journalists about their reporting, giving listeners a closer look at major topics in the news, from education and state policy to energy and agriculture topics.
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It is the second time the leaders are meeting this year after the Beijing summit in May.
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For anyone who grew up staring blankly at museum artwork, this is the fun that was missing: Coco leads interactive and (mostly) factual art history comedy tours. -
Building dams and hydropower plants in the Himalayas holds great promise for providing electricity. In the wake of the Nepal disaster, experts are asking about the risks of such construction.
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The Trump administration's new policies that restrict the issuance of student visas have led to a decline in enrollment at Minnesota colleges.
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