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Some have argued the Trump administration's NWS cuts led to a forecast that underestimated the amount of rain in Kerr County, Texas.
In the weeks leading up to the devastating floods in Texas, five former directors of the National Weather Service sent a ...
After the death toll in the catastrophic flash floods in Texas reached at least 104 people, including 27 campers and ...
Downsizing at the National Weather Service appears to be part of an effort by Republicans to privatize such agencies.
A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the staff by 600 people. Those staffing cuts did not cause the high number of deaths in the flash floods on July 4, experts said.
Experts said the NWS did a good job warning about the flooding, but questions remain about whether the cuts played a role.
As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...