A farmer harvests a field of dry, edible beans in Nebraska's Panhandle. (Courtesy of Gary Stone)

LINCOLN – An updated report on the impact of climate change in Nebraska says the state continues to get noticeably warmer and wetter.

The legislatively ordered report also concludes that predictions made in the last State Climate Report in 2014 – that the state was headed toward a climate more like Oklahoma – were spot on.

The 312-page report, authorized by the Nebraska Legislature in 2022 and submitted on Wednesday, predicts increased stress on the state’s water resources, particularly increased irrigation demand as growing seasons expand and more water evaporates from the soil and crops.

“Nebraska stands at a crossroads of experiencing and addressing the challenges climate change brings,”

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