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Nebraska-developed map highlights U.S. water rights systems, informs governance
10/16/2025 – A new thematic map depicting primary water rights systems across the U.S. has been developed by a collaborative team from the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, the National Drought Mitigation Center and the Department of Agricultural Economics, all at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
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2024 Nebraska Climate Assessment Released
10/5/2025 – The 2024 Nebraska Climate Assessment is available on the State Climate Office Website.
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Mesonet environmental monitoring capabilities increasing in Nebraska
10/1/2025 – The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is adding 21 weather stations to the Nebraska Mesonet network this year with $1.48 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USDA Farm Service Agency and the Lower Loup and Upper Elkhorn Natural Resource Districts.
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Climate4Cities
Planning for climate change isn't easy. The complexity of the issue itself is hard to digest, let alone translate into action items. A suite of tools designed by a group of University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers gives municipal planners a clearer climate picture of what to expect and prepare for.
The project provides climate data in a variety of forms, including historical trends and future projections, for a range of climate variables. The potentially greatest display of that information comes in the form of the "Sister City" tool.
IANR Vice Chancellor Mike Boehm speaks with KRVN about the Climate for Cities project.
CropWatch
CropWatch is a central resource for University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension information on crop production and pest management. It is written by Extension Educators and Specialists and produced by IANR Media in the UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Useful to Usable
This project focused on improving the usability of climate information for agricultural production in the Midwestern United States. A diverse team of biophysical and social scientists from nine Midwestern universities spent six years working with the agricultural community to develop climate-based decision support tools and resources to enhance farm resilience to a variable and changing climate.
Weather Ready Nebraska
Through programs and resources that focus on identifying vulnerabilities and prioritizing actions. Nebraska Extension is committed to helping agricultural producers, businesses, and communities increase resiliency in the face of hard times related to weather.
Specific information with quick fact infographs can be found for Dormancy Breaks, Drought, Frost and Winter Desiccation.