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   From: weberm@polaris.net   
      
   The New York Times and their so-called experts are blaming DOGE cuts at the   
   National Weather Service and Climate Change on the disastrous flooding in   
   Texas that led to scores dead and dozens missing.   
      
   : In statements to NY Times, the former head of National Weather Service   
   : Louis Uccellini blamed climate change and staffing shortages for the   
   : Texas flooding.   
   :   
   : Holy moly ?? we're down bad. pic.twitter.com/Ey4RehHrnN   
   :   
   : — Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) July 6, 2025   
      
   Except none of this is true at all. The AP destroyed the idea that this was   
   because of ‘staffing’:   
      
   : The National Weather Service office in New Braunfels, which delivers   
   : forecasts for Austin, San Antonio and the surrounding areas, had extra   
   : staff on duty during the storms, Runyen said.   
   :   
   : Where the office would typically have two forecasters on duty during   
   : clear weather, they had up to five on staff.   
   :   
   : “There were extra people in here that night, and that’s typical in every   
   : weather service office — you staff up for an event and bring people in on   
   : overtime and hold people over,” Runyen said.   
      
   Furthermore, the NWS did its job with warnings at least 12 hours before the   
   devastating floods, according to Meteorologist Chris Martz on X:   
      
   : Okay. Let’s talk some facts.   
   :   
   : The Camp Mystic flood disaster in Texas is very unfortunate, and I hope   
   : that all of the missing girls are found.   
   :   
   : The usual suspects are exploiting this tragedy to score political brownie   
   : points. Some left-wing activists are blaming this flood on “climate   
   : change,” others are blaming the deaths and missing persons on inadequate   
   : warning caused by low staffing at the National Weather Service (NWS)   
   : caused by Trump administration federal RIFs. ??   
   :   
   : First of all, staffing cuts played no part in this tragedy. ?????   
   :   
   : The NWS issued a flood watch for Kerr County more than 12 hours ahead of   
   : the flood. They also issued a flash flood warning for Hunt and Ingraham   
   : THREE HOURS before the Guadalupe River began to climb. There was plenty of   
   : lead time with respect to the forecast and issuance of warnings.   
   :   
   : The flood was caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry becoming   
   : embedded into a broad mid-level trough over central Texas. These remnant   
   : lows are typically slow-moving and drop heavy rain over a large   
   : geographical area where the troposphere destabilizes. ???   
   :   
   : This particular one stayed quasi- (fairly) stationary, and caused massive   
   : flooding along the Guadalupe River, something that has happened many times   
   : before. In 1987, a flash flood on the same river killed 10 teenage campers   
   : from the Pot O Gold Christian Camp, with another 33 swept away who   
   : survived. ???   
   :   
   : https://newspapers.com/image/979014003/   
   :   
   : Camp Mystic is built on a floodplain. It is on sediment that has been   
   : deposited by hundreds, if not thousands of floods over the last millennium.   
   :   
   : The event has nothing to do with climate change.   
   :   
   : And, the tragedy had nothing to do with DOGE cuts.   
   :   
   : If you are someone who has exploited this catastrophe because you just   
   : don’t like Trump, you need to take a serious look in the mirror.   
      
      
   :Okay. Let’s talk some facts.   
   :   
   :The Camp Mystic flood disaster in Texas is very unfortunate, and I hope that   
   :all of the missing girls are found.   
   :   
   :The usual suspects are exploiting this tragedy to score political brownie   
   :points. Some left-wing activists are blaming this flood on…   
   :pic.twitter.com/ODX5Rmpm7G   
   :   
   :— Chris Martz (@ChrisMartzWX) July 5, 2025   
      
      
   There you go. Once again the despicable ‘Paper of Record’ exploits a tragedy   
   because they hate Trump.   
      
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