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In the aftermath of deadly Hill Country flooding, Texas’ junior U.S. Senator is defending the National Weather Service, as ...
The U.S. Senate's top Democrat on Monday asked a government watchdog to investigate whether cuts at the National Weather ...
Sen. Chuck Schumer is pressing the NWS’s watchdog to probe whether Trump’s cuts worsened the recent catastrophe.
CNN’s Brian Todd breaks down the warnings from the National Weather Service ahead of the deadly and catastrophic flooding in ...
Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro (D) joins Ana Cabrera to weigh in on the response to the devastating flooding in his state ...
Nearly a week after floodwaters swept away more than 100 lives, Texas officials are facing heated questions over how much was ...
At a news conference on Friday, local officials claimed that NWS forecasts in the days leading up to the floods were inaccurate. On Saturday, Ron Filipkowski, the editor in chief ...
Deadly flood in Texas sparks a debate over whether recent cuts and staffing shortages led to a greater loss of life.
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) said Sunday that the possible role of National Weather Service (NWS) staffing cuts in recent Texas flooding deaths should be investigated. “Two Texas National ...
Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives.
The Context Job cuts that hit NOAA and NWS this year drew renewed focus following catastrophic flooding in Texas over the weekend in which some parts of the state saw more than 20 inches of rain.
Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd suggested at a separate press conference that NWS forecasts fell short in advance of the floods. Experts say that isn’t true.