The Virtual Fall Summit on Oct. 27 was a success! Four YES! teams from across Minnesota participated in three sessions during this Zoom event. Dr. Peter Neff, a glaciologist at University of MN, revealed the climate clues he found in ice cores collected during research trips to Antarctica. Students had lots of questions about the challenges of camping and conducting fieldwork in blizzard-like
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YES! students learn how to make sense of Minnesota’s changing climate
Written by Deb Groebner, Southern Coordinator YES! students and coaches from around the state gathered online Oct. 28 to learn “How to Make Sense of Minnesota’s Changing Climate,” presented by Dr. Kenny Blumenfeld, climatologist with the MN Department of Natural Resources. “Minnesota’s climate is getting wetter and warmer,” Blumenfeld told the students. More precipitation is falling during