CHICAGO — We all know that Minnesota weather can be wonky and some of it is only getting more intense.

So much so that the apps you rely on, and even the National Weather Service, may miss some crucial data.

A new forecasting tool just made its public debut that lets people more precisely personalize a forecast, as a new study reaffirms what's driving such extreme changes outside.

"The change in climate is one of the world's most important problems," says Dr. Don Wuebbles, an atmospheric science professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

He's one of more than a dozen leading university scientists and experts from the Midwest who released a new report highlighting the climate change impacts on the Great Lakes region.

"I think, sometimes, people think climate change is

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