News and Events

Upcoming Events

County road under a cloudy sky. Text at the bottom: "Our Minnesota Climate" with the Minnesota government logo and a graphic of the state of Minnesota in blue.

MCAP Monthly Webinar

FEMA Hazard Mitigation - Current Grant Opportunities - Millions of Dollars Available!

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September 21, 2021
12:00 PM

Ms. Davis will present on the newly announced Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds for Minnesota and the nationally competitive Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) priorities. She will outline traditional program eligibility and projects types. She will be available to discuss opportunities to include climate change adaptation to make communities in Minnesota more resilient to the hazards we face.


Minnesota State Climate Office - Climate Services Workshop

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August 30 - September 1
1 pm - 4:30 pm

On the Afternoons of August 30 – September 1, 2021, the Minnesota State Climate Office is proud to host its first Climate Services Workshop. This workshop will aim to bring together a broad domain of climate experts from a diverse set of state, regional and national agencies, for the purposes of showcasing and improving climate services that are available to the citizens of Minnesota.


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Our Changing Precipitation Webinar Series

Weekly, September 14 - October 12, afternoon (Eastern)

NOAA's Climate Program Office and National Centers for Environmental Information, in partnership with The Water Research Foundation, are hosting a five-part webinar series on Our Changing Precipitation. Join to learn more about some of the considerations and methods for working with available precipitation science and information to advance resilience planning.



 

MCAP News

MCAP Is Hiring! Undergraduate Climate Data Curator

September 20, 2022

MCAP is seeking an Undergraduate Data Curator to help us collect and organize high resolution climate data to be used in developing future climate projections for Minnesota. 


Minnesota's New Climate Action Framework Sets a Path Towards Resilience

September 16, 2022

The State of Minnesota recently released a new Climate Action Framework, which lays out a plan for how the state will address and prepare for climate change through both mitigation and adaptation strategies.  


MCAP Postdoctoral Associate Dr. Katerina Gonzales Featured on ABC Nightline

August 25, 2022

MCAP Postdoctoral Associate Dr. Kat Gonzales was recently interviewed by ABC Nightline for a story on drought impacts to water resources across the U.S. 


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