Climate Change
Explore how climate change is affecting western Nebraska, the Nebraska Panhandle, and the High Plains. This category covers severe weather, drought, heat, wildfire risk, grasslands, water resources, agriculture, wildlife, and the changing landscapes that shape travel and life in the region.
From Scotts Bluff National Monument and Chimney Rock to the North Platte River Valley, the Wildcat Hills, prairie backroads, ranch country, and rural communities, Explore Western Nebraska documents how climate, weather, and the land are connected. These stories help travelers, residents, and curious readers better understand the forces shaping western Nebraska today.
Through field photography, local reporting, plain-English explainers, and practical travel context, this section looks at what is changing, why it matters, and how climate impacts the places people visit across western Nebraska.
