Texas ‘Economic Miracle’ Crashes Into New Reality of Extreme Weather

Guest Opinion: Extreme weather, short-sighted politicians

In the short time since the last A Fresh Look article was published, two significant weather events have occurred in the United States — the flash flood on the Guadalupe River in Texas on July 4 and the strong wind storm affecting our neighbors and friends in Bemidji in June. Incredibly, no lives were lost in the Bemidji storm, but, tragically, more than 120 people are dead in the Texas flood. We would be remiss not to pause and mourn for the lo…

Texas 'economic miracle' crashes into new reality of extreme weather

AUSTIN (The Hill) — Texas leaders' dreams of unlimited development and a rush of AI data centers are on a collision course with a new reality of extreme weather, as this month’s flash floods hammer a landscape plagued by long-term drought. Heading into the summer, the region faced perhaps its worst drought on record, until the dregs of Tropical Storm Barry poured torrential rain over Central Texas. With Texans now facing both the aftermath of fl…

Texas ‘economic miracle’ crashes into new reality of extreme weather

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas leaders’ dreams of unlimited development and a rush of AI data centers are on a collision course with a new reality of extreme weather, as this month’s flash floods hammer a landscape plagued by long-term drought. Heading into the summer, the region faced perhaps its worst drought on record, until the dregs…

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