Session Daily covered the two days of informational hearings on the impact of climate change in Minnesota by the Energy and Climate Finance and Policy Division in Specialists begin to detail impacts of climate change to Minnesota and Could Minnesota’s climate, landscape mirror the middle of the country? Maybe.
The presentations in the packed hearings are impressive--like a mini-graduate seminar on the consequences of climate change in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest--and are worth readers' time watching.
Also helpful? The accompanying committee documents:
- Climate Change Impacts in Minnesota - How do we know? - Posted: 1/15/2019 91
- Climate Change Impacts in Minnesota - Agenda Day 1 - Posted: 1/15/2019 91
- Impacts of climate change on Minnesota's economy and natural resources - Posted: 1/17/2019 91
- Climate Change Impacts in Minnesota - Agenda Day 2 - Posted: 1/17/2019 91
Here's Tuesday's testimony:
Part 2 of the hearings, from Thursday:
We're eager to watch what legislation comes though this committee.
Photo:Flood damage along State Highway 23 near the South Fork of the Nemadji River in Carlton County, Minn., after flash flooding on Sunday. Courtesy of Sgt. Jason Warnygora | Carlton County Sheriff's Office via MPR. Extreme weather events like flooding and drought may be linked to climate change, as are warmer winter temperatures in Minnesota.
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