Over 100 lives lost, including 27 young girls at a summer camp swept away by raging floodwaters—Texas is reeling from one of its deadliest natural disasters in decades. 🕊️ The tragedy has ignited urgent questions about aging U.S. infrastructure and whether federal budget cuts left communities unprepared for climate-driven extremes.
Critics point to Trump-era layoffs at agencies like the National Weather Service (NWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which handle disaster forecasting. Over 500 NWS staff were cut this year alone, including a 32-year veteran in Texas who coordinated flood warnings. 🚨 NOAA now faces potential 20% workforce reductions, threatening critical storm research programs.
💬 “This was an act of God,” said White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, deflecting blame. But survivors ask: Why were warnings unclear as rivers surged? With FEMA’s budget slashed and disaster relief pushed to states, experts warn the system is “breaking faster than we can fix it.” 🔧
As climate change fuels “100-year floods” every few seasons, Texas’ crisis raises a red flag: Can the U.S. protect its people when politics and budgets clash with reality? 🌎⚡
