As Trump visits flood victims in Texas, know that the National Weather Service may be a federal agency, but saving lives depends on local resources.

Democrats have questioned the effectiveness of the flash flood warning the weather service sent out on July 4, after floodwaters had already overwhelmed many areas in Kerr County.

The early warnings and alerts from the National Weather Service didn’t indicate a catastrophic flood was on its way.

A group of Central Texas flood survivors, senators and community leaders will rally at the Texas State Capitol on Monday to push for legislation that could save lives during severe weather.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut hundreds of jobs as the National Weather Service earlier this year.

Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.

Unfounded rumors linking an extreme weather event to human attempts at weather modification are again spreading on social media. It is not plausible that available weather modification techniques caused or influenced the July 4 flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas.

As climate change increases the frequency of environmental disasters, experts say federal cuts could leave California and other states vulnerable in the years ahead.