America's Preparedness Report Card 2015

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Nebraska

Nebraska Extreme Heat

Although Nebraska's extreme heat threat is lower than the majority of states, it gets a lower grade than most other states largely because extreme heat is excluded from the state's Hazard Mitigation Plan. It is also among only a handful of states that have taken almost no action at all to prepare for its future heat risks.

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For more information on how prepared Nebraska is for its growing extreme heat threat, read the detailed state summary.

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Is Nebraska Taking Action?

  • Nebraska does not include extreme heat in its Hazard Mitigation Plan, although there are sector-level programs carried out by the Department of Health and Human Services, Nebraska Energy Office, and Nebraska Emergency Management Agency
  • Nebraska has taken almost no steps to begin to understand its future vulnerabilities to extreme heat events
  • The state has also not taken any action to develop a climate change adaptation plan that addresses extreme heat or implement strategies to improve Nebraska'a resilience

Did you know...

  • Currently, Nebraska averages 15 days a year with temperatures reaching extreme and dangerous levels. By 2050, the state is projected see 40 such days a year
  • By 2050, the typical number of heat wave days in Nebraska is projected to increase five-fold from 10 to 50 days a year