NEW: Crucial Weather Service roles in Texas sat empty as up to 15 inches of rain triggered deadly floods. Experts warn: staffing cuts don’t just trim budgets — they drown preparedness and cripple life-saving coordination. #TexasFloods https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/us/politics/texas-floods-warnings-vacancies.html?smid=url-share #press
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A climate scientist in Texas writes about the devastating Texas floods: “Climate change isn’t creating new risks: rather, it’s amplifying existing ones.” Read more from @time:
Some Texas Officials Didn’t Respond to Flood Alerts, Echoing the Tragedies of Hurricane Helene
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Weather warnings predicted devastation from both the Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-flooding-evacuations-hurricane-helene?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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Texas Officials Say They Didn’t See the Flood Coming. Oral Histories Show Residents Have Long Warned of Risks.
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After a tragedy, records from local archives can help us understand how a community understands itself. Here’s some of what we learned following the devastating July 4 flooding in Texas.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-floods-oral-histories?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post