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White House pushes back on criticism of weather service around Texas flooding

The White House is defending the National Weather Service and accusing some Democrats of playing politics in the wake of devastating floods in Texas.

NBC New York · 1d

National Weather Service shares timeline of alerts ahead of catastrophic Texas flooding

NWS says Flash Flood Warnings were issued on July 3 and early July 4 in Central Texas, giving more than three hours of warning.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Beleaguered Weather Service defends its forecasts as Texas officials point fingers over flood warnings

Texas forecasters issued a series of early-morning warnings about “life-threatening flooding” along the Guadalupe River.

Death toll from Texas flash floods tops 100

The Dallas Morning News · 20m

Timeline raises questions over how Texas officials handled warnings before deadly flood

The Associated Press has assembled an approximate timeline of the 48 hours before, during and after the deadly flash flood, beginning with the activation of the state’s emergency response resources on July 2 — the same day Texas signed off on the camp’s emergency plan for disasters.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Warnings for deadly Texas flash flooding came with little time to act

Still, for the meteorologists and hydrologists tracking the weather patterns that led to the deadly Independence Day floods in the Texas Hill Country, the most urgent advisories weren’t deployed until it was almost too late,

Reuters on MSN · 11h

Death toll from Texas flash floods tops 100, with scores still missing

By Jane Ross, Rich McKay and Jonathan Allen KERRVILLE, Texas (Reuters) -The death toll from the July Fourth flash flood that ravaged a swath of central Texas Hill Country rose on Tuesday to at least 109,

1hon MSN

Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts

Downsizing at the National Weather Service appears to be part of an effort by Republicans to privatize such agencies.

1don MSN

Dems try blaming Trump for Texas flood death toll — but weather-alert timeline and even experts critical of prez debunk claims

In this particular case, we have seen absolutely nothing to suggest that current staffing or budget issues within NOAA and ...

1don MSN

Trump: Issues With National Weather Service Are "The Biden Setup," "But I Wouldn't Blame Biden Either"

President Trump said on Sunday evening that he plans to visit the site of deadly flash floods in Texas on Friday, after ...

1don MSN

Debate erupts over role job cuts played in weather forecasts ahead of deadly Texas floods

Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s staffing cuts to the ...

2don MSN

Texas Democrat seeks answers on ‘missing key’ weather personnel as flood deaths rise

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) commented on key vacancies in the National Weather Service following deadly flooding in central ...

Augusta Free Press3dOpinion

Did the DOGE layoffs at the National Weather Service just kill a bunch of people?

A storm that dumped more than a foot of rain in the Texas Hill Country has killed 27 people, and officials there are blaming ...

6don MSN

These global weather forces (you might've never heard of) can drive hurricanes into Texas

Relatively unknown global weather patterns can drive the hurricane season. What are the ITCZ, Central American Gyre and the ...

1hon MSN

Trump’s NOAA pick appears in confirmation hearing days after Texas floods

In the five months since Trump chose Neil Jacobs as NOAA administrator, hundreds of NOAA scientists and meteorologists have left the agency through a combination of firings, buyouts and retirements.

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