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Sen. Ted Cruz calls National Weather Service criticism 'partisan finger pointing'
The National Weather Service issued several forecasts Tuesday through Thursday morning, warning of the risk of flash flooding ...
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Is National Weather Service New Mexico prepared for a Texas-level emergency?
Over the holiday weekend, New Mexico’s neighboring state endured a catastrophic flood that claimed the lives of 90 people, ...
Debate erupts over role job cuts played in weather forecasts ahead of deadly Texas floods
Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s staffing cuts to the ...
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.
People ‘do not understand the power of the weather,’ says extreme weather expert
WeatherBELL chief forecaster Joe Bastardi discusses the National Weather Service’s ‘stellar job’ in alerting Texans of the flash flood and how this event occurred on ‘The Ingraham Angle’.
White House pushes back on criticism of weather service around Texas flooding
T he White House and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz defended the National Weather Service and accused some Democrats of playing ...
Experts Question If Weather Service Was Operating at Its Best Ahead of Texas Floods Amid Trump’s Cuts
"A lot of the weather forecast offices now are not operating at full complement of staff," said the former lead of NOAA.
Schumer demands investigation of Trump Weather Service vacancies in wake of Texas flooding
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is demanding that the Commerce Department’s inspector general investigate ...
Dems try blaming Trump for Texas flood death toll — but weather-alert timeline and even experts critical of prez debunk claims
In this particular case, we have seen absolutely nothing to suggest that current staffing or budget issues within NOAA and ...