US EditionGeorgia MAGA Candidate Stands by 'Fake Weather' Claims After Texas Flash Flood
- Central Texas experienced catastrophic flash floods on July 4, 2025, that killed at least 30 people and left 27 girls missing at Camp Mystic near the Guadalupe River.
- The flash floods resulted from over 12 inches of rain falling rapidly in a rugged, flood-prone area where the runoff overwhelmed the landscape and caught residents off guard overnight.
- Meteorologists linked the disaster to climate change increasing atmospheric moisture, while rescue workers saved at least 850 people amid the swift-rising waters reaching 26 feet.
- Georgia Republican congressional candidate Kandiss Taylor drew criticism for calling the Texas floods "Fake weather" and accusing climate change explanations of being cloud seeding and geoengineering manipulation.
- The event intensified debates over climate change and misinformation, with officials emphasizing rescue efforts and mourning the losses while some political figures defended or condemned the conspiracy claims.
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House Democrat says climate change ‘obviously a part of’ Texas flooding
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) said Sunday that climate change was “obviously a part of” the recent deadly flooding in Texas. “I think climate change is obviously a part of it. These floods are happening more often in more parts of the country, and really all over the world, and so we have to face that…
'Truly frightening': MAGA candidate ripped for posting conspiracy theory about Texas floods
Kandiss Taylor, a congressional candidate from Georgia and supporter of President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, faced criticism for a social media post Saturday in which she shared conspiracy theories about the recent deadly flash floods along Texas’s Guadalupe River.In a ...
Santa Maria Times
Independent EspañolWASHINGTON (AP) — Amazing amounts of humidity in the air fueled a storm that slowly advanced and caused intense rains in central Texas, creating conditions for deadly flash floods in the early hours of the morning, when...
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