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Schumer asks inspector general to investigate link between NWS staff cuts and Texas flood
Chuck Schumer asked acting Inspector General Roderick Anderson to investigate if recent NWS staff cuts had an impact on the ...
Did NWS staff shortages contribute to deadly Texas floods? John Morales answers
As authorities continue to respond to catastrophic flash floods that have killed 90 people, including at least 27 children, ...
Staff cuts ‘likely contributed to inability of emergency managers to respond’ in Texas, says former NOAA head
Bianna Golodryga speaks to former NOAA Administrator, Rick Spinrad, and CNN Senior National Security Analyst, Juliette Kayyem ...
NWS warnings came hours in advance, but still may not have reached Texas flood victims
After deadly floodwaters swept through Central Texas, there are questions about the timeline of weather alerts and possible ...
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 ...
Ted Cruz defends National Weather Service alerts in Texas floods, decries ‘partisan finger pointing’
Cruz said the Weather Service did their job, and that allegations of understaffing contributing to the loss of life ...
Schumer wants probe of National Weather Service response in Texas
The U.S. Senate's top Democrat on Monday asked a government watchdog to investigate whether cuts at the National Weather ...
Leavitt says blaming Trump for Texas floods is ‘depraved lie’
The White House on Monday called it a “depraved lie” to blame President Trump for deadly flash floods in Texas, as some ...
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 deep staffing cuts to the ...