Texas, flash flood
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Viral posts promoted false claims that cloud seeding, a form of weather modification, played a role in the devastation. Meteorologists explain it doesn't work that way.
This week in Texas, estimates put the number of people still missing from the Hill Country floods at 161, a daunting figure atop at least 120 deaths confirmed by authorities. But that missing person tally might not be as precise as it seems.
As a climate scientist who calls Texas home, I can tell you that the Hill Country of Texas is no stranger to flooding. Meteorologists often refer to it as “Flash Flood Alley” because of its steep terrain, shallow soils, and its history of sudden and intense rainfall.
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Over the last decade, an array of Texas state and local agencies missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert a disaster like the one that killed dozens of young campers and scores of others in Kerr County on the Fourth of July.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been exerting more direct control over the agency, which President Donald Trump has talked about "getting rid of."
Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month's worth of rain for places like San Angelo.
Communities in Texas are in mourning in the aftermath of the deadly flooding that impacted six counties. Deputy Incident Commander for the United Cajun Navy Ryan Logue joins Alex Witt from Kerrville,
Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.