Expert Alert: Climate change and adaptation

August 11, 2021
Heidi Roop

Earlier this week, the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new report on the science of climate change, the first major update since 2014. 

Dr. Heidi Roop — a University of Minnesota expert on climate change and adaptation — is available to provide expert comment on the IPCC report, the science of climate change, and what it means for Minnesota. Read more on the University of Minnesota news site. 

Heidi Roop is an assistant professor of climate science in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, and an Extension Climate Scientist. Her research focuses on climate resilience and climate change adaptation. In addition to her climate science research, she will develop an Extension program to communicate critical climate change information to diverse stakeholders around Minnesota and the greater Midwest region.

Contact information

Heidi Roop, PhD
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
[email protected]

Caitlin Hurley
Public Relations Strategist, University Relations
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