Three missing and house swept away as flash flooding hits New Mexico A weather service flood gauge showed churning waters of the Rio Ruidoso surge over the river’s banks The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025
Flash flooding emergency in New Mexico triggers multiple rescues ‘Do NOT attempt to drive through the floodwaters. The current will carry away your vehicle!’ the National Weather Service says in warning The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025
Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plan 2 days before deadly flood, records show Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s emergency plan just two days before devastating floods killed over 27 people, mostly children, at the Texas summer camp The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025
Weather warnings gave officials a 3 hour, 21 minute window to save lives in Kerr County. What happened then remains unclear. Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings or whether they saw them in time to take action. The Texas Tribune · Jul 8, 2025
Firefighters from Mexico aid Texas flood search and rescue: ‘There are no borders’ Team of firefighters and first responders volunteer along Guadalupe River after mass flooding in show of solidarity The Guardian - US · Jul 8, 2025
Dad tried to kayak in Texas floods to save his young daughters, whose last texts were ‘I love you’ RJ Harber helped evacuate other families but tragically lost his young daughters in the Texas floods on July 4. The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025
Wall Street Is On Fire—So Why Is This Wall Of Cash Moving Abroad? U.S. stocks may be breaking records, but a flood of investor cash is moving elsewhere—toward emerging markets, where valuations are cheaper, currencies are strengthening and years of underperformance may finally be reversing. Benzinga · Jul 8, 2025
Death Toll In Texas Floods Climbs To 108, With More Rain Expected Hundreds of rescuers on Tuesday continued their search for people swept away by catastrophic Texas floods that killed more than 100 people, officials said, amid threats of more heavy rain. International Business Times · Jul 8, 2025
Former Weather Officials Feared 'Needless Loss of Life' From Trump Admin's Budgets Cuts Weeks Before Texas Floods Weeks before deadly floods swept through Texas, former weather officials warned Trump's NOAA budget cuts could cost lives. Latin Times · Jul 8, 2025
Vance Taunted at California Restaurant Following Texas Floods: 'Thanks for Cutting the National Weather Service' J.D. Vance was met with heckles outside a San Diego sushi restaurant over the Fourth of July weekend, as protesters linked him to deadly flooding in Texas. Latin Times · Jul 8, 2025
FACT FOCUS: No, weather modification did not cause the deadly flash floods in Texas Social media users are spreading false claims that flash floods in Texas that killed more than 100 people over the Fourth of July holiday weekend were caused by weather modification The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025
As deadly storms subside, Texas flooding puts spotlight on gov’t response Questions mounting about what, if any, actions local US officials took to warn campers and residents. Al Jazeera · Jul 8, 2025
Trump 'Congratulates' Texas on 'Great' Flood Response as Death Toll Passes 100: 'You Could've Lost Triple' Donald Trump congratulated Texas officials on what he called a "great" response to the flash floods, insisting that the death toll could have been higher. International Business Times · Jul 8, 2025
You’ll never believe how this Texas resident survived the flood for 3 hours before rescue I always assumed those exploded. We Got This Covered · Jul 8, 2025
The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025 Noem says first responders in Texas 'still looking for a lot of little girls' missing after flood Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says first responders in Texas are “still looking for a lot of little girls” who remain missing after a devastating flood in Texas
We Got This Covered · Jul 8, 2025 ‘This was an act of God’: Trump administration avoids accountability for deaths in Texas floods by blaming the big guy upstairs Trump administration always looking for a scapegoat.
Texas Observer · Jul 8, 2025 I Remember the 2002 Fourth of July Hill Country Floods. This Year, the Water Returned. These floods do not come from nowhere. They are an effect of larger historical, structural, and environmental processes.
The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025 Texas rescue helicopter forced to make emergency landing after colliding with private drone The Federal Aviation Administration typically issues temporary flight restrictions in airspace needed for relief and recovery operations
The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025 Intense downpours like those in Texas are more frequent, but there's no telling where they'll happen Intense rainstorms are becoming more frequent in most of the U.S. — though experts say where they occur and whether they cause catastrophic flooding is largely a matter of chance
LiveScience · Jul 8, 2025 Why were the Texas flash floods so catastrophic? More than 100 people have died in devastating flash floods in Kerr County, Texas. But what caused this extreme weather, and will events like this get more common?
Texas Observer · Jul 8, 2025 Climate Change Helped Fuel Heavy Rains that Led to Devastating Hill Country Flood Officials are reporting more than 100 fatalities in Kerr County, including 28 children.
The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025 Hope of finding Texas flood survivors dims as search efforts go on Hope of finding survivors of the catastrophic flooding in Texas is dimming a day after the death toll surpassed 100
Reason · Jul 8, 2025 TSA Policies Become Slightly Less Stupid Plus: Texas flooding update, shark policy, tariffs affecting Prime Day, and more...
The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2025 Are we heading for ‘managed retreat’? Everything you need to know about floods Thousands of people are killed each year by floods – and climate breakdown is making them more likely
The Conversation · Jul 8, 2025 The aftermath of floods, hurricanes and other disasters can be hardest on older rural Americans – here’s how families and neighbors can help Hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather do not distinguish between urban and rural boundaries. But when a disaster strikes, there are big differences in how well people are able to respond and recover – and older adults in rural areas are especially vulnerable.