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Sherburne County Multi -Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2020 <br />EXTREME WEATHER IS A FAMILIAR CONCERN PUTTING CLIMATE CHANGE INTO CONTEXT <br />FOR MINNESOTANS <br />whiff experience has helped Minnesotans adapt to <br />historical weather patterns. dimiate change trends are <br />pushing us to adapt even further to weather patterns and <br />extreme events that pose major threats to our health <br />homes, environment, and livelihood. Dyer 50 years of storm <br />data on record document that Minnesota has experienced <br />an Increase In the number and strength of weather -related <br />natural disasters, particularly those related to nsirig <br />temperatures and heavy downpours. These events cost <br />our state millions in property loss, damaged infrastructure <br />disrupted business medical care and support services, and <br />put residents and responders at rrk. Understanding how <br />our weather is changing now and into the future will help <br />planners and decision -makers in emergency management <br />and supporting fields extend our progress in climate <br />adaptation and lead to more resilient communfies, <br />CLIMATE PROJECTiON DATA AS A TOOL <br />Climate projections can help us prepare for the future, <br />These data result from highly sophistscated global climate <br />models and provide a general Idea of trends in temperature <br />and precipitation many decades into the future at ever- <br />inrreasing time and spabal scales. Like every dataset. there <br />are limiFatiotts to our understanding and applicatton of <br />the information to real -life decision -making. Yet despite <br />4mitations, climate protection data offer a crucial glimpse <br />into our potential futures, and allow us to start considering <br />the best way to allocate our preparedness dollars and <br />management resources to reduce the severe impacts of <br />extreme weather. <br />Ir <br />Goftrchrikr.-V v...'e' fCexek, 20,18) <br />REGION 46/ 2 <br />Sometimes, climate change and extreme weather events <br />and the impact on our communities appear distant and <br />abstract. That is why the Minnesota Department of Health's <br />Minnesota Climate & Health Program teamed up worth <br />state and local emergency management and preparedness <br />professionals as well as state chmatoiogists to develop <br />a custom climate profile for each of the six, Homeland <br />Security and Emergency Management{ HSEM) regions <br />across the state. Each regional profile includes a description <br />of climate change trends along with a summary of climate <br />projection data to illustrate these trends. Regional climate <br />data are presented alongside population projection data. <br />as it's important to consider both cur climate future and <br />population future as we plan to minimize risk and build <br />resilience against climate impacts. <br />Add in on ally. each regional profile provides a local case <br />study, a "focusing event' to illustrate the links between <br />extreme weather and natural drasters and what climate <br />projection data can (and cannot) signify for similar events <br />in the future. Each rase study features a recent nararaI <br />disaster that impacted the HSEM region and provides <br />a comparison between temperature and precipitation <br />measures related to that event alongside historical baseline <br />trends and future projection estimates. Taken weather the <br />sir HSEM regional profiles provide an Extensive overview <br />ofclimate change trends for Minnesota and describe <br />the potential impact of these trends for emergency <br />management and preparedness professionals and their <br />partnem <br />FOR MORE INFORMATION <br />A long form report. includ-ng all six profiles, individual <br />county data. and a more comprehensive description of <br />climate change trends and sLippomrig research will be <br />available at <br />Minnesota Climate & Health Planning tools & Wta <br />(www heahh.state, mro. iaidrvslcimvtechrangeldato.hrrnQ <br />Page I L - 3 <br />