External Resources
Below are links to websites with additional information on climate change. The following alphabetically listed links provide a description from the websites. These websites are not maintained by MDH.
- A Human Health Perspective on Climate Change (PDF: 5.2MB/80 pages)
Environmental Health Perspectives and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. A report outlining the research needs on the human health effects of climate change.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Climate Change and Public Health
A brief overview of the likely health effects of increased temperatures and extreme weather events is provided here. Links to additional information about these and other potential health effects − such as air quality, vector-borne and zoonotic diseases, water- and food-borne diseases and mental health are also provided.
- The Climate Registry
The Climate Registry is a nonprofit collaboration among North American states, provinces, territories and Native Sovereign Nations that sets consistent and transparent standards to calculate, verify and publicly report greenhouse gas emissions into a single registry.
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Climate Change
Climate change is a problem that is affecting people and the environment. Greater energy efficiency and new technologies hold promise for reducing greenhouse gases and solving this global challenge. EPA's website provides information on climate change for communities, individuals, businesses, states, localities and governments.
- Environmental Protection Agency: Become a Climate Ambassador
If you are a middle or high school student who wants to motivate others to engage in activities to address climate change and reduce its effects on children’s health, here’s how you can become a Climate Ambassador.
- Gateway to the United Nation’s System’s Work on Climate Change
Explore the United Nation’s involvement in climate change throughout the world.
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The IPCC is the leading body for the assessment of climate change, established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to provide the world with a clear scientific view on the current state of climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic consequences.
- Minnesota Climate Change Adaptation Working Group
Network for Climate Adaptation in Minnesota. Connecting needs assessment, research, management recommendations, education, and evaluation.
- Minnesota Climatology Working Group
The State Climatology Office manages a great deal of climate data for Minnesota some going back as far as 1819. They have produced time series graphs and maps based on those data. Virtually all climate data that exits for Minnesota are available from web pages designed and maintained by the State Climatology Office.
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
- The Crossroads of Climate Change by Kathleen Weflen
In a warmer world, will Minnesota still be the land of tall pines and clear waters? - Changes Related To Energy and Climate
Concerns about energy security, fuel prices, and climate change have led to new national and state standards for energy efficiency and increased interest in renewable energy sources. - Strategic Direction: Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Managing land and water in the face of change
Learn why climate change is important and where DNR is headed.
- The Crossroads of Climate Change by Kathleen Weflen
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA): Climate Change
The MPCA has provided the climate change issues information on this page to inform and assist communities, individuals, business, and local and state government. - Minnesota Sea Grant: Climate Change in Minnesota and the Lake Superior Basin
The Minnesota Sea Grant climate focus is on science and how a changing climate could affect Lake Superior, aquatic resources in Minnesota, and the people and communities that rely on these resources.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) Climate Service
To meet the rising requests for information about climate change, this newly proposed line office would be dedicated to bringing together the agency’s strong climate science and service delivery capabilities.
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Over a decade ago, most countries joined an international treaty—the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—to begin to consider what can be done to reduce global warming and to cope with whatever temperature increases are inevitable. This section contains numerous resources, including the official UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol texts and a search engine to the UNFCCC library.
- University of Minnesota Extension: Climate and Weather Education
Minnesota businesses are affected by weather. Our work helps them understand, plan and make weather-related decisions through the use of climatic data, real-time observations and forecast products. It also helps citizens understand the impact of our changing climate.
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