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Thanks to MN Corn Growers and all who joined our agriculture climate adaptation meeting in St. Cloud on Tues! Climate change poses a real threat to — and opportunity for — ag in MN. We’re grateful to our govt, industry, non-profit and cooperative partners for working with us on solutions

What can the average person do to help reduce climate change? It's a question we hear almost every day — especially with #EarthDay coming up. Our Director Dr. Heidi Roop offered some climate action ideas to WCCO | CBS News Minnesota this week — watch the full interview here: cbsnews.com/minnesota/news…

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Congrats to MDA and all our 2024 Climate Adaptation Award winners!

MN CliMAT, our online tool offering highly localized climate projections for MN, is now live! We’re hosting three upcoming webinars on how to use the tool and make sense of the data — the first is this Thursday! Registration and more info: climate.umn.edu/MN-CliMAT

Congratulations again to our incredible 2024 Minnesota Climate Adaptation Award winners! Learn more about their work: extension.umn.edu/natural-resour…

Climate Adaptation Partnership director Dr. Heidi Roop, Extension specialist and prof Soil, Water, & Climate, shares how farmers, anglers and engineers are among those who will benefit from a peek at the possible future through a new #climate tool, MN CliMAT. cfans.umn.edu/news/climate-t…

We’re excited to announce some news! Our director Heidi Roop is joining White House Office of Science & Technology Policy and the U.S. Global Change Research Program on a one-year assignment in Washington. Find all the details: extension.umn.edu/news/umn-facul…

Concerned about flooding with all this rain? We expect heavy spring precipitation to become more common as the climate warms. Ketzel Levens with NWS Duluth joined us to share lessons learned in the Rainy River basin. Check it out: youtu.be/SlSY8BOwNpU?si…

Interested in using climate projections in your work? Want to prep for #ClimateChange, but unsure where to start? #MNSG is collaborating with UMN Climate Adaptation Partnership to offer the Foundations of Adaptation Leading Practices in #Duluth on July 18! Learn more at: z.umn.edu/mnsg-mcapws

Congratulations to our partners in St. Louis County on a major grant from NOAA — $1.8M for climate resilience efforts for the Lake Superior coastal region! We’re excited to provide technical assistance on the project. More here: extension.umn.edu/news/st-louis-…

Congratulations to Hennepin County and RamseyCounty on the success of the urban heat mapping study! At the end of July, over 100 volunteers drove around with heat sensors mounted on their cars, recording temperature, humidity, time and location. More info: noaa.gov/news-release/f…

Thanks to everyone who dropped by our booth at the State Fair this weekend! We had a great time talking about our Community Climate Leaders program and climate action on the local scale!

When it comes to planning around climate change, one challenge for state and local governments is how to measure the impact of their investments. Read more about our work to develop metrics for climate resilience from MPR News: mprnews.org/story/2024/08/…

🌎🌡️🌩️🌪️Climate change, extreme weather events and natural disasters are affecting many people's personal finances across the country. Register for this free webinar next week to learn how to climate-proof your finances ➡️ z.umn.edu/ClimateProofYo… 🖼️Stephanie O'Donnell

Our team has been hard at work editing some beautiful #climateleadership stories from the Midwest which we’re excited to share with you soon!