Kate A Brauman, Ph.D.

Climate Change in Minnesota

Changing farming

Photo: John Lauritsen, WCCO

More floodingPhoto: Andy Rathbun, Pioneer Press

More heat stress

Icons: Claire Jones & Gan Khoon Lay, Noun Project

Shorter ice season

Photo: Lake Minnetonka Conservation District

Invasive species

Photo: Anthony Souffle, Star TribunePhoto: E Jones Schneider, Star Tribune

Changing landscapes

Fisichelli et al. 2014 Ecography

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Climate is already changing

Climate will keep changing

Minnesotan lives and livelihoods will change

But we can mitigate and adapt to change the future

Kate A Brauman, Ph.D.

Thank you