State climate report says what we already know: it's getting hotter

As I sit down to write this column, my tomatoes have finally met with a hard freeze and the cannas we plant in the local park are giving up their red-topped glory.

It was one, long fall in my section of southeast Nebraska, with lots of warm days and only recently, a couple of cold snaps. After a killing frost finally arrived here, temperatures in mid-November again rebounded into the 60s and lower 70s. It all makes you wonder: what is going on?

The recent update of the State Climate Assessment gave us some idea.

The Assessment, funded by the Nebraska Legislature and compiled by 20-some climate...