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Hurricane Erin intensified at a near-record rate. Is Florida ready for the next big storm?

Erin went from a tropical storm to a category 5 in about 24 hours, underscoring the danger of hurricane season amid a diminished Fema and National Weather Service

The Guardian - US

National Weather Service’s Plan to Hire Crucial Staffers After Mass Layoffs Will Be Too Late for Wildfire Season

Key California weather forecast offices will remain

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Emergency recordings reveal chaos behind deadly Texas flood rescue

The flooding killed at least 136 people

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As the floods hit, Kerrville officials’ messages show lack of information about what was coming

Lawmakers plan to hear testimony Thursday in Kerr County. Questions remain about how state and local entities responded to flood warnings.

The Texas Tribune

A derecho with at least one 99 mph gust swept the Upper Plains and Midwest, the weather service says

The National Weather Service has preliminarily classified overnight storms from the Upper Plains to the Midwest as a derecho

The Independent UK

Americans Strongly Advised To Refrain From Drinking Alcohol In 18 States Due To Extreme Heat

It's so hot in these 18 US states right now that doctors are warning people to stay away from any booze.

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Why 2025 became the summer of flash flooding in America

The National Weather Service has already issued more than 3,600 flash flood warnings across the United States in 2025, and that number is increasing as torrential downpours continue in late July. There’s a good chance the U.S. will exceed its yearly average of around 4,000 flash flood warnings soon.

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Texas flood protest goes to Washington: ‘No more kids lost to climate disasters’

Twenty-seven trunks symbolise child flood victims: ‘They died as a result of choices – terrible and deadly choices’

The Guardian - US

A deadly 1987 flood foreshadowed the Texas disaster. Survivors ask, ‘why didn’t we learn?’

The Fourth of July tragedy was described as something no one could have seen coming. But in ‘flash flood alley’, an eerily similar event 40 years ago holds important lessons

The Guardian - US

Timeline raises questions over how Texas officials handled warnings before the deadly July 4 flood

Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River and killed more than 100 people, including at least 27 children and counselors at an all-girls Christian camp

The Independent UK

Don’t blame the National Weather Service for the Texas flood disaster

We all need to be careful about how we get information and reach conclusions – especially now

The Guardian - US

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.

Reason

Ted Cruz Calling for a 'Better System' in Wake of Texas Floods Met With Backlash Online: 'He Helped Defund It'

Ted Cruz is being ridiculed for calling for a "better system" for disaster preparedness after the Trump administration slashed funding for several agencies.

Latin Times

Texas floods mapped: Here are the affected areas as death toll rises

At least 166 people are still missing in Central Texas, as the death toll climbs to 132

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Ex-forecasters at National Weather Service defend Texas meteorologists and say warnings were as timely as they should have been

At least 82 people have been killed and more than 40 remain missing after flash floods ravage central Texas

The Independent UK

Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding

Hours before a massive wall of floodwater barreled down a river in the heart of Texas Hill Country before sunrise on Friday, forecasters with the National Weather Service warned people that dangerous conditions were brewing

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People in six states see mystery ‘fireball’ streak across sky

The unidentified object was ‘brighter than the sun’

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Fireball spotted in skies over Southeastern states may have been a meteor

The fireball appears to be ‘a meteor or space junk,’ the National Weather Service says

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The National Weather Service issues Alaska's first ever heat advisory

The first ever heat advisory has been issued in the state of Alaska

The Texas Tribune

Staff vacancies hit Texas weather offices as they brace for a busy hurricane season

Houston’s National Weather Service office has lost its head meteorologist amid a federal requirement to cut 10% of NOAA’s staff.

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Extreme weather’s true damage cost is often a mystery – that’s a problem for understanding storm risk, but it can be fixed

On Jan. 5, 2025, at about 2:35 in the afternoon, the first severe hailstorm of the season dropped quarter-size hail in Chatham, Mississippi. According to the federal storm events database, there were no injuries, but it caused $10,000 in property damage.

Roll Call

National Weather Service, FEMA start hurricane season under a cloud - Roll Call

The National Weather Service has lost 600 employees, or roughly 15 percent of its workforce in the past four months.

The Guardian - US

Key US weather monitoring offices understaffed as hurricane season starts

National Weather Service offices in hurricane-prone areas are reeling from job cuts and a hiring freeze imposed by Trump

The Independent UK

Chicago’s first dust storm in over 90 years was likely toxic and full of farm chemicals

The historic event may have carried lead, pesticides and other metals

The Independent UK

More tornadoes and fewer meteorologists make for a dangerous mix that's worrying US officials

As tornadoes popped up from Kansas to Kentucky, a depleted National Weather Service was in scramble mode

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