US EditionWeather Service Staffing "Clearly a Concern" Ahead of Deadly Texas Floods
- Key staff positions are vacant at the National Weather Service Texas offices, which affects communication with Texas officials, as reported by Christopher Flavelle of the New York Times.
- Texas officials blamed the National Weather Service for underestimating rainfall that caused floods which killed at least 27 people, including 9 children.
- The staffing shortages were attributed to recent cuts, which removed experienced personnel that could have aided local authorities during the crisis.
- President Donald Trump called the flooding terrible and shocking, and noted that it appears some young people have died, according to reports from Air Force One.
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Trump spending cuts, his approach to climate change attacked as catalyst of catastrophic Texas flooding
Critics of President Donald Trump wasted no time blaming staffing cuts at the National Weather Service (NWS) for the widespread death and destruction caused by the floods in Texas, a reaction the White House called "shameful and disgusting."At least 59 people, including 21 children, have been confirmed dead from the flash floods along the Guadalupe River that began Friday. Eleven children and one counselor remain missing from a girls' summer cam…
Authorities in Texas underestimated the danger of the heavy rainfall in recent days, because the weather service could not pass on crucial information in time. This was due to a severe shortage of staff, reports The New York Times. The floods that followed claimed the lives of more than fifty people.
Ex-weather bosses sent haunting letter warning Trump cuts could lead to deaths weeks before flood
In the weeks leading up to the devastating floods in Texas, five former directors of the National Weather Service sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump warning that continued cuts to the budget would result in the deaths of people.
Trump administration’s cuts to the National Weather Service contributed to the Texas flood disaster
Christopher Flavelle of the New York Times is reporting that key staff positions are missing in the Texas offices of the National Weather Service due to the recent DOGE cuts, and this contributed to a lack of communication between the NWS and Texas...
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