"In April, veteran meteorologists at the NWS were forced into early retirement. Forecasters warned at the time that their absence would 'cost lives.' They were right. With no one to read the models, sound the alarms, or coordinate warnings at the necessary scale, the people of Texas were left vulnerable. Nature played its part, yes—but policy turned a crisis into a mass casualty event."
~ Danielle Moodie
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Trump Prefers Saving Pedophiles Over Texans
Lives lost in Texas. Experts dimissed. Budgets cut. Secrets kept in D.C. What connects them? A regime built to protect the rich & powerful at the expense of the rest of us.THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali (The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali)
William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"'This is what happens when you let climate change run unabated and break apart the emergency management system – without investing in that system at the local and state level,' said Samantha Montano, professor of emergency management at Massachusetts Maritime Academy."
~ Nina Lakhani and Oliver Milman
#Trump #Texas #NWS #NOAA #ClimateChange
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Deadly floods could be new normal as Trump guts federal agencies, experts warn
Nina Lakhani (The Guardian)William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"The Trump administration has cut hundreds of jobs at NWS, with staffing down by at least 20% at nearly half of the 122 NWS field offices nationally and at least a half dozen no longer staffed 24 hours a day. Hundreds more experienced forecasters and senior managers were encouraged to retire early."
~ Michael Biesecker and Brian Slodysko
#Trump #Texas #NWS #NOAA
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"The website for the NWS office for Austin/San Antonio, which covers the region that includes hard-hit Kerr County, shows six of 27 positions are listed as vacant. The vacancies include a key manager responsible for issuing warnings and coordinating with local emergency management officials."
#Trump #Texas #NWS #NOAA
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"An online resume for the employee who last held the job showed he left in April after more than 17 years, shortly after mass emails sent to employees urging them to retire early or face potential layoffs."
#Trump #Texas #NWS #NOAA
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"Just four days ago, the Trump Administration announced it wants to cut $2.2 billion in NOAA research endeavors, grants, and other initiatives. Since Trump took office, the NWS has lost 600 of its 4,200 staff."
~ Wajahat Ali
"So a 20% reduction to the FEMA overall workforce. That's over 2,000 positions ahead of the 2025 hurricane season."
~ Haris Tarin
#Trump #Texas #NWS #NOAA #hurricanes
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This is How DOGE Cuts Killed Texans
THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali (The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali)William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"When scientists and meteorologists had already predicted that the 2025 hurricane season was going to be one of the worst on record, how can you cut 20% of the workforce of the organization at the federal level that responds to emergency crises?"
#Trump #Texas #NWS #NOAA #hurricanes
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"Why was a victory lap on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (as stupid as it makes one feel to even say it, that is its official name) the opportunity for an anti-wind rant? Because the bill includes the most aggressive assault on climate action of any legislation in history."
~ Paul Waldman
#Trump #Texas #NWS #NOAA #ClimateChange #BigBeautifulBill
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The Republican budget is a climate horror
Paul Waldman (Public Notice)Dziadek
in reply to William Lindsey • • •Not a single piece of evidence that shows that DOGE cuts directly contributed to loss of life.
No mention of the dozen or more warnings that were issued. Described in this article.
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Estarriol, Terrorist Dragon
in reply to William Lindsey • • •peterfisherbooks.com=freescify
in reply to William Lindsey • • •but... the overworked meteorologists still manning the office warned about the high risk of severe flash flooding days before the event. they were ignored because hard science is fake news in texas. once flooding got underway reverse 911, sirens, maybe even the lone ranger driving about the county with a loudspeaker come into play- these systems lie apparently just out of the grasp of the people running the state and counties of texas.
#texasflood
William Lindsey
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