Mark Seeley's Weather and Climate Information Resources
Mark Seeley is a professor in the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, where he has worked since 1978. He has done weekly commentary
for Minnesota Public Radio and written the weekly newsletter "Minnesota WeatherTalk" since 1992. His extension educational programs relate
weather/climate impacts to Minnesota agriculture, transportation, energy, tourism, and natural resources. Mark edited a successful series
of children's books called the "Amazing Science Series" and has published two books about Minnesota's weather and climate.
He has been awarded the Sigma Xi Science Communication and Education Award, the Mn/DOT Research Partnership Award for
his work with the deployment of living snow fences, the Extension Director's Award for Distinguished Faculty, and most recently the University
of Minnesota President's Award for Outstanding Service.
Weather and Climate Commentary
- WeatherTalk - Mark's Weekly Weather Commentary for Minnesota Public Radio
- Updraft - Mark contributes to this Minnesota Public Radio Blog
Videos
- Climate Trends in Minnesota and the Outlook for 2013
Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts - April 2, 2013 - Legislative Testimony Regarding Climate Science
Minnesota House of Representatives Committee Archives - January 15, 2013 and January 24, 2013) -
Understanding Earth's Climate and How it is Changing
Introductory Lecture for University of Minnesota Online Renewable Energy Course (Great Lakes Region) - 2011 -
Climate Change Science and Impacts in the Western Lake Superior Region
NOAA-SARP, Wisconsin Sea Grant, UW-Extension, and UW-Madison College of Engineering - September 2011
Presentation Materials from Public Appearances
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2013 Minnesota Environmental Congress - Presentation on Climate
(22.2 Mb)
Minnesota Environmental Congress - March 2013 -
Data Signals of Regional Climate Changes and Observed Consequences
(37.2 Mb)
Climate Change Science for Broadcast Meteorologists (Science Museum of Minnesota) - October 2012 -
Climate Trends and Issues in the North Central Region
(6.8 Mb)
NC-SARE Energy and Climate Conference - September 26, 2012 -
Minnesota Climate Change: Evidence and Consequences
(28.8 Mb)
Adaptive Management Symposium (University of Minnesota - Cloquet Forestry Center) - July 2012 -
Climate Trends Associated with Precipitation in Minnesota
(3.0 Mb)
Watershed Stormwater Adaptation Study (Minnehaha Creek Watershed District) - May 15, 2012 -
Climate Trends and Climate Change in Minnesota: A Review
(10.8 Mb)
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers in Minnesota - January 20, 2012 -
Climate Science and Climate Change: A Review for Minnesota
(20.2 Mb)
City of Saint Paul Climate Change Adaptation Scenario Planning Workshop - October 27-28, 2011 -
Climate Trends in Minnesota: Current Trends and Projections
(18.0 Mb)
Clean Water and Climate Adaptation Summit - September 17, 2010 -
Understanding Earth's Climate and How It is Changing
(4.0 Mb)
For First Lego League Climate Connections - October 16, 2008 -
Impacts of Climate Change on Agricultural Production
(15.3 Mb)
JCEP Galaxy III Conference - September 17, 2008 -
Understanding Climate Change: Evidence, Consequence, Implication
(11.1 Mb)
JCEP PILD Conference - April 29, 2008
Recent Publications
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Voyageur Skies (Weather and the Wilderness)
Published by Afton Press -
Minnesota Weather Almanac (A Complete Guide to Minnesota Weather)
Published by Minnesota Historical Society Press
Affiliations
- University of Minnesota Extension
- University of Minnesota Department of Soil, Water, and Climate
- University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Science
Contact Information
Dr. Mark Seeley
Department of Soil, Water, and Climate
439 Borlaug Hall, 1991 Upper Buford Circle
University of Minnesota
St. Paul MN 55108-6028
Phone: (612) 625-4724
Fax: (612) 625-2208
mseeley@umn.edu