Trump's Budget Cuts May Worsen Flood Risks and Disaster Response
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The article warns that President Trump's proposed budget cuts to NOAA and related agencies could significantly degrade weather forecasting and disaster warning systems, potentially leading to more severe impacts from natural disasters like floods, as staffing and technological capabilities are reduced, risking lives and property.
Topics:nation#climate-science#disaster-preparedness#environment#flood-risk#noaa-cuts#weather-prediction
- Flood predictions could worsen when Trump’s cuts take hold Politico
- Opinion | A Fact About the Floods the Government Doesn’t Seem Eager to Discuss The New York Times
- Data showed Texas’s flood risk was rising. The forecast didn’t change. The Washington Post
- After disasters like the Texas flood, Trump reflexively blames Biden CNN
- 'Lives are at stake:' Deadly Texas storms put spotlight on Trump's weather agency cuts BBC
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