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Democrats call for probe into cuts at National Weather Service after Texas floods
Sen. Chuck Schumer is pressing the NWS’s watchdog to probe whether Trump’s cuts worsened the recent catastrophe.
NWS union says Central Texas office was prepared, but understaffed offices may not be
NWS forecasters union says there was adequate staffing when deadly floods swept through Central Texas, but warns other ...
National Weather Service shares timeline of alerts ahead of catastrophic Texas flooding
NWS says Flash Flood Warnings were issued on July 3 and early July 4 in Central Texas, giving more than three hours of ...
Deadly Texas flash floods sparks controversy over Trump cuts to NWS, NOAA
As the death toll rose to nearly 100, some elected officials and experts say the flash flooding that engulfed the Guadalupe ...
Who is Neil Jacobs? Meet Trump’s nominee to lead NOAA in the wake of Texas floods
President Donald Trump’s nominees for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration will appear for a confirmation hearing ...
Schumer wants probe of National Weather Service response in Texas
The U.S. Senate's top Democrat on Monday asked a government watchdog to investigate whether cuts at the National Weather ...
Democrats Are Calling For Probe Into National Weather Service After Deadly Floods In Texas
In a letter, Schumer wondered if vacant positions at the National Weather Service led to delayed warnings. Some Democratic leaders are calling for an investigation into the National Weather Service to ...
The Texas Floods Were a Natural Disaster, Not a Policy Disaster
There's no evidence that cuts to the National Weather Service impacted the response to the weekend's tragic flash floods.