Prioritizing Climate Action Where We Live

Erika talks with Dr. Mark Seeley about climate change happening in our own backyard and what we can do about it. Is there hope? Mark says yes. But, we each need to participate.Dr. Mark Seeley retired in February of 2018 after nearly 40 years in his role as Extension Climatologist and Meteorologist at the University of Minnesota. Since then he’s continued to provide presentations to communities throughout Minnesota and beyond on climate change and its effects on our natural resources and societal infrastructure. He’s the author of Minnesota Weather Almanac and has done a weekly commentary on Minnesota Public Radio since 1992.Upcoming Presentation: For those living in MN, Dr. Mark Seeley will be speaking on Wednesday, Oct 21 at M State- Fergus Falls Legacy Hall at 7:00 pm on the state of our state- the impacts of climate change in MN and what we can do about it. Resources: The Climate Action Handbook by Dr. Heidi A. Roop:https://www.heidiroop.com/climate-action-handbook.htmlMinnesota Weather Almanac by Dr. Mark SeeleyMinnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership program MCAP: https://climate.umn.edu/Project DrawDown: https://drawdown.org/Citizen’s Climate Lobby: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/Follow The Global Grit Experience:Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1Mn5MZyZeMgdgKROVEK1b1Instagram @thegloabgritexperience Facebook @theglobalgritexperienceTikTok @the.global.grit.exWebsite www.theglobalgritexperience.comThanks for listening and being a part of The Global Grit Experience. I SO appreciate you!