Collaborative works toward climate resilience plan

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A coalition spanning eight northern Minnesota counties is creating a long-term climate resilience plan to help communities prepare for growing threats such as severe storms, drought, wildfires and flooding.

Scientists say climate change is oftentimes reflected in extreme weather events.

But many Minnesotans may not just be bearing witness, some are experiencing it, through derecho storms, wildfires, flooding and widespread drought, which could all be signs there’s an imbalance.

All of these weather events are compelling a collaboration of organizations in northern Minnesota to address concerns related to climate change.

“We are experiencing longer, prolonged droughts. We’re also seeing some more intense and severe storms here in Bemidji,” said Anna Carlson, an environmental studies professor at Bemidji State University. “We definitely are still reeling from the derecho that happe...