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Before Tragedy, Texas Repeatedly Rejected Pleas for Flood Alarm Funding
Kerr County repeatedly failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions ...
Flood risks continue to batter Texas as extreme weather rattles much of the U.S.
Some regions in the mid-Atlantic are also facing risks of flooding. On Sunday, Tropical Storm Chantal flooded parts of North ...
How Texas' land rules allowed camps to operate in flood-prone areas
The deadly Texas floods have brought the state's approach to land approvals, especially in flood-prone areas, under more ...
History warned of the Central Texas flood: Why the danger on the Guadalupe River wasn't a surprise
In what experts call "Flash Flood Alley," the terrain reacts quickly to rainfall steep slopes, rocky ground, and narrow ...
Data reveals FEMA missed major flood risks. And, measles hit highest level in decades
New data reveals FEMA missed major flood risks at Camp Mystic, where over two dozen died in the Texas flood. And, U.S. measles cases hit the highest level in over three decades.
Breaking Down the Force of Water in the Texas Floods
Flash floods last week in Texas caused the Guadalupe River to rise dramatically, reaching three stories high in just two ...
Satellite images show Texas flood aftermath
At least 120 people are dead from the devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country.
Harrowing stories of rescue emerge from Texas floods
More than 160 people still are believed to be missing and at least 115 have died in the floods that laid waste to the Hill Country region of Texas. The large number of missing sug ...