2 h. ago Elon Musk slashed Texas's National Weather Service funding just months before devastating floods

As catastrophic floods swept through Central Texas on July 4, several National Weather Service (NWS) offices across the state were already in crisis due to DOGE cuts.

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13 h. ago Did National Weather Service cuts lead to the Texas flood disaster? We don’t know | Rebecca Solnit

We all need to be careful about how we get information and reach conclusions – especially nowWhy exactly so many people drowned in the terrible Independence Day floods that swept through Texas’s Hill Country will probably have multiple explanations that take a while to obtain. But it’s 2025, and people want answers immediately, and lots of people seized on stories blaming the National Weather Service (NWS).There were two opposing reasons to blame this vital government service. For local and state authorities, blaming a branch of the federal government was a way of avoiding culpability themselves. And for a whole lot of people who deplore the Trump/Doge cuts to federal services, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service, the idea that the NWS failed served to underscore how destructive those cuts are. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Ted Cruz denies National Weather Service cuts contributed to loss of life in Texas floods

Sen. Ted Cruz has denied that cuts to the National Weather Service have contributed to the Texas floods death toll, which so far stands at 89 people.

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29 h. ago 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 National Weather Service could endanger lives

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45 h. ago White House blasts 'uninformed Democrats' who blamed Texas floods on Trump

In the wake of the tragedy, Donald Trump , Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other Republicans have come under fire for the lack of preparedness from the National Weather Service.

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53 h. ago Texas flood victims furious as local officials blame Trump's National Weather Service over failed warnings

Victims of the flash floods wrecking havoc on Central Texas are infuriated as local officials blame the National Weather Service for failing to warn communities of the dire threat.

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55 h. ago What to know about the flash floods in Texas that killed nearly 70 people

Flash floods in Texas have killed nearly 70 people, many of them children

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64 h. ago National Weather Service under fire after failing to warn of horror Texas floods that killed at least 50 people

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was brutally grilled over the delayed warning alerts Texas residents received before the monster flash flood was about to devastate the state.

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3 d. ago Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding

Hours before a massive wall of floodwater barreled down a river in the heart of Texas Hill Country before sunrise on Friday, forecasters with the National Weather Service warned people that dangerous conditions were brewing

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3 d. ago Desperate search for missing girls from summer camp after Texas floods kill at least 24

Heavy rains have caused devastating flash floods in Texas Hill Country, killing at least 24 people and leaving many others missing

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4 d. ago Flash floods like the one that swept through Texas are the nation's top storm

A swift-moving flood that swept through the Hill Country of west-central Texas Friday and killed at least 13 was a flash flood

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5 d. ago California's largest blaze explodes in size as dry, hot weather raises wildfire risk statewide

A wildfire in a wilderness area of central California exploded in size as dry, hot weather raised the fire risk for large portions of the state ahead of the July Fourth holiday

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8 d. ago NOAA delays the cutoff of key satellite data for hurricane forecasting

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it is delaying by one month the planned cutoff of satellite data that helps forecasters track hurricanes

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1 week ago For Eastern US, temperatures swing high, then swing low. They'll soon go back up

After days of blistering heat, the nation’s sweaty East Coast is getting to open windows, step outside and take a deep breath of relatively cool, but temporary, relief

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1 week ago Residents express amazement after seeing mystery object streak across the sky

More than 200 people across a half-dozen southern states have reported witnessing a mysterious object streak across the sky

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1 week ago Fireball spotted in skies over Southeastern states may have been a meteor

The fireball appears to be ‘a meteor or space junk,’ the National Weather Service says

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1 week ago One more sizzling hot day for the eastern US before temperatures plunge 30 degrees

Weather forecasters are predicting wild temperature swings across the eastern U.S. Wednesday was expected to be another scorcher before temperatures plunge as much as 30 degrees

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2 w. ago Temperature in New York City reaches 100 degrees as eastern US swelters under extreme heat wave

The temperature in New York City have reached 100 degrees as the eastern U.S. sweltered under an extreme heat wave

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2 w. ago The US’s June heatwave is a dangerous start to summer and about to get hotter

Extreme heat is bringing a stifling, dangerous, start to summer across much of the eastern US this weekA rare June heatwave is bringing a stifling, dangerous, start to summer across much of the eastern US this week, with forecasts for temperatures to get even hotter on Tuesday.On Monday, just the second day of summer, the National Weather Service placed extreme heat warnings in effect from the Carolinas to Maine, advising against any outdoor activities under the conditions.Eric Holthaus is a meteorologist and climate journalist based in Minnesota Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Weekend tornadoes kill 6 in North Dakota and New York, toss trees and train cars

Six people died over the weekend when tornadoes wreaked havoc in New York and North Dakota

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