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Senator Raises Climate Warning Amid Texas Floods and Trump’s Tax Bill

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is expected to implore his colleagues this evening — for the 300th time — “to wake up” and start addressing climate change.The Rhode Island Democrat in April 2012 began one of the longest-running regular speaking spots in the legislature’s history.

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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 New York Times · 10h

Did the Texas Flood Warnings Come in Time?

When deadly floods swept through Texas, the National Weather Service issued a series of warnings that should have automatically triggered alerts to be sent to cellphones as the Guadalupe River began to rise.

At least 95 dead in Kerr County, Texas

CBS News on MSN · 46m

Texas flood alerts were delayed as officials waited for authorization, former Kerr County official says

Recordings provided to CBS News showed first responders asking for an emergency alert to be sent, but dispatchers delayed because they needed special authorization.

BBC on MSN · 6h

At least 95 dead in Kerr County, Texas, after flash floods

At least 95 people have died in Kerr County, Texas, according to officials, after devastating flash floods swept through south central Texas on Friday, killing 119 people in the state. Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said 116 people were still missing as of Wednesday morning,

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

No Alerts Sounded in Texas ‘Flash Flood Alley’ When Waters Rose

In the early hours of July 4, the only sound many of the vacationers along the banks of the Guadalupe River would have heard was pounding rain and thunder. They didn’t get any official warning of the rapidly rising waters that ultimately proved deadly to dozens of people swept away in central Texas flash floods.

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67-year-old hiker from Texas dies in Grand Canyon during extreme heat warning

A 67-year-old man from Texas died in the Grand Canyon during an extreme heat warning, rangers said. The man was found at ...

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Texas county where campers died was denied money to boost warning systems

Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.

Texas county hard-hit by floods had contract, meeting set for warning system

A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with emergency response, local officials said.

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Gov. Abbott demands comprehensive overhaul of Texas flood warning systems as death toll rises

Texas special session called to address flood warning failures and emergency response after Hill Country flooding caused more than 100 deaths.

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Comfort Fire Chief credits life-saving warning system during Central Texas flood

While local leaders in parts of the Hill Country are facing tough questions about the lack of a flood warning system, a fire chief in Kendall County believes his outdoor warning system saved lives ...

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Hard-hit Texas county had no flood warning sirens despite years of discussions

State and local officials in Texas have come under scrutiny over the lack of sirens in place to warn people of impending ...

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Texas teams peel away layers of flood debris in search for missing

More than 160 people remain missing from the catastrophic floods that hit central Texas last week. At least 119 people have ...

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With just word-of-mouth warning, one man raced 25 miles to save guests at his Texas RV park

The once-idyllic RV park – named Guadalupe Keys Resort to evoke the laid-back vibe of the Florida Keys – boasted nine, ...

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