In Texas, Cutting-Edge Weather Forecasts Hit Their Limits as Trump Budget Cuts Loom

The Only Weather Models That Nailed the Texas Floods Are on Trump’s Chopping Block

Tropical Storm Barry was, by all measures, a boring storm. “Blink and you missed it,” as a piece in Yale Climate Connections put it after Barry formed, then dissipated over 24 hours in late June, having never sustained wind speeds higher than 45 miles per hour. The tropical storm’s main impact, it seemed at the time, was “heavy rains of three to six inches, which likely caused minor flooding” in Tampico, Mexico, where it made landfall.But a few …

Amanpour, Ex-Husband Warn Trump's Budget Cuts Will Get People Killed

Amanpour, Ex-Husband Warn Trump's Budget Cuts Will Get People Killed For their Tuesday podcast, CNN/PBS anchor Christiane Amanpour and ex-husband/former Clinton official Jamie Rubin warned that Trump’s budget cuts, both foreign and domestic, will get people killed. Discussing the Texas floods, Amanpour wondered, “So Jamie, do you feel comfortable linking what just happened with the cuts that President Trump has enacted from day one in all the e…

In Texas, cutting-edge weather forecasts hit their limits as Trump budget cuts loom

Modern weather forecasts have never been so accurate, but they still have their limits.

Trump cut the National Weather Service. Did that impact Texas flood warnings?

What NWS and FEMA cuts could mean for future disasters, explained.

'Disturbing': Trump moves to close key weather labs despite tragic Texas flood

The National Severe Storms Laboratory sits on a campus of radar equipment and office buildings at the University of Oklahoma, off State Highway 9 in Norman. It’s responsible for radar breakthroughs in forecasting that the nation relies on for storm warnings and emergency preparedness.But the Trump a...

Texas Faces Limited Advanced Weather Forecasts Due to Trump's Budget Cuts

Currently, the available tools provide significant alerts regarding the dangers of typical flash floods, but it’s possible to predict local flash floods. Real-time radar and sensor technology can assess rainfall rates. “The truth is that in regions susceptible to flash flooding, we need to approach the situation similarly to how we consider tornadoes,” Gerald mentioned. [...] The post Texas Faces Limited Advanced Weather Forecasts Due to Trump’s…