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Hidden dangers: Rising temperatures present overnight threat
- ANILA YOGANATHAN Flatwater Free Press
- Sep 26, 2026
- Sep 26, 2026
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Community members fill water cups during lunch time at North Corps Community Center on Sept. 3 in Omaha.
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ANILA YOGANATHAN Flatwater Free Press
This story is made possible through a partnership between Flatwater Free Press and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization.
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Steph Earhart of Lincoln gives Slinky the ferret a spritz of water on Sept. 2. Unlike cats, most ferrets like being lightly sprayed, and it helps keep them cool when temperatures get too hot.
Photo by Eric Gregory for the Flatwater Free Press
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Steph Earhart gets in a quick snuggle with their ferrets Slinky, left, and Pistachio on Sept. 2 in Lincoln.
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Cooling off at night can be essential for livestock that typically offload the heat they experience during the day. In this March photo, cattle belonging to rancher Mike Wintz stand in a pasture 20 miles north of Ashby.
Photo by Bob Alberts for the Flatwater Free Press
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Higher nighttime temperatures mean that corn and soybeans use more energy instead of storing it. That can impact growth, said Tom Hoegemeyer, a retired UNL professor of practice specializing in agronomy and horticulture. Here, Ho-Chunk Farms agribusiness supervisor Cory Cleveland picks corn from a field in September 2023 near Winnebago.
Photo by Jerry L Mennenga for the Flatwater Free Press
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Community members fill water cups during lunch time at North Corps Community Center on Sept. 3 in Omaha.
- Lily Smith, Flatwater Free Press
Steph Earhart gets in a quick snuggle with their ferrets Slinky, left, and Pistachio on Sept. 2 in Lincoln.
- Eric Gregory, for the Flatwater Free Press
Steph Earhart of Lincoln gives Slinky the ferret a spritz of water on Sept. 2. Unlike cats, most ferrets like being lightly sprayed, and it helps keep them cool when temperatures get too hot.
- Photo by Eric Gregory for the Flatwater Free Press
Cooling off at night can be essential for livestock that typically offload the heat they experience during the day. In this March photo, cattle belonging to rancher Mike Wintz stand in a pasture 20 miles north of Ashby.
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Higher nighttime temperatures mean that corn and soybeans use more energy instead of storing it. That can impact growth, said Tom Hoegemeyer, a retired UNL professor of practice specializing in agronomy and horticulture. Here, Ho-Chunk Farms agribusiness supervisor Cory Cleveland picks corn from a field in September 2023 near Winnebago.
- Photo by Jerry L Mennenga for the Flatwater Free Press
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