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How to Know Your Flood Risk
15 July 2025 at 19:36

How to Know Your Flood Risk

15 July 2025 at 19:36

By: Claire Brown

Climate change has made extreme rainfall more common and more intense. But many flood risk maps have yet to catch up.

A partially submerged car in Elmsford, N.Y., on Tuesday morning following heavy rains.

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As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
6 July 2025 at 03:29

As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas

6 July 2025 at 03:29

By: Christopher Flavelle

Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials.

Texas officials have blamed the Weather Service for issuing forecasts on Wednesday that underestimated how much rain was coming. But the staffing shortages present a more complicated picture.