Meteorologist Chris Warren explains the contributing factors to the deadly Texas floods that have killed at least 82 people and left dozens missing, according to officials. While search efforts are underway,

Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas flooding would have been far lower or nonexistent? A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the staff by 600 people.

Catastrophic flash floods in Central Texas killed at least 119 people and left more than 170 missing across several counties on July 4. Amid the ongoing recovery efforts, some have questioned if

With recent historic flooding, meteorologist John Burchfield is diving into the data of a warming climate and increased flood risks.

Scientists say a hotter planet is driving more intense storms. But experts say the U.S. is also not doing enough to adapt to increasingly intense floods.

This is false. It is not possible that cloud seeding generated the floods, according to experts, as the process can only produce limited precipitation using clouds that already exist.

Central Texas braces for more rain after deadly floods; officials warn of renewed flash flood risk in already saturated areas. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

NOAA's former leader points to staffing cuts and lack of key personnel as contributing factors in the mismanagement of recent catastrophic Texas flooding.

President Trump wants to shutter the agency and shift responsibility and costs of emergency management to the states. In Texas, that process appears to already be underway.

People usually only have hours of notice in advance. The disaster in Texas was a worst-case scenario.

While extreme rainfall events are less common in the Golden State than in the South, scientists warn that flash flooding is becoming increasingly likely as climate change reshapes our weather patterns.