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Coverage dated July 4, 2025 to July 9, 2025

Bloomberg: Floods were made worse by climate denialism

Headline from The Columbian, on the newest of 3 developments

The news out of central Texas has been heartbreaking, but it’s also been maddening — because so many lives could have been saved if elected officials had done their jobs. They owe the families who los

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  1. House Democrat says climate change ‘obviously a part of’ Texas flooding

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  2. In Texas, Florida and across the globe, warmer climate makes flooding 'more unprecedented'

    Headline from Phys ·

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    Bloomberg: Floods were made worse by climate denialism

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  1. Newsweek

    Millions in Texas face "life-threatening" flood threat: "move immediately" (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Texans have been warned by the federal National Weather Service to expect more flash flooding after Friday's deluge.

  2. Legal Insurrection

    Texas Hill Country’s Lack of Flash Flood Protection Exposed by July 4th Disaster (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    Ignoring the realities of the reasons behind the Guadalupe River flood disaster to craft the "Trump Katrina" narrative is as dangerous as it is shameful.

  3. The Guardian

    Texas floods reveal limitations of disaster forecasting under climate crisis (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Texas’s ‘flash flood alley’ could bring even more floods in near future as Trump cuts compound with warming climate

  4. The Hill

    House Democrat says climate change ‘obviously a part of’ Texas flooding (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) said Sunday that climate change was “obviously a part of” the recent deadly flooding in Texas. “I think climate change is obviously a part of it. These floods are happening more often in more parts of the country, and really all over the world, and so we have to face th…

  5. Governing

    Texas' Deadly Floods Amplify Concerns About State's Climate Future (opens Governing)

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    Governing's feed description

    The Lone Star State accounts for roughly a third of all damages caused by extreme weather in the U.S. during the last 10 years.

  6. NPR

    Floods are getting more dangerous around the country, not just in Texas (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The deadly floods in Central Texas were caused by extremely heavy rain. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms.

  7. Reason

    The Texas floods were a natural disaster, not a policy disaster (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    There's no evidence that cuts to the National Weather Service impacted the response to the weekend's tragic flash floods.

  8. Grist

    The science behind Texas’ catastrophic floods (opens Grist)

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    Grist's feed description

    At least 95 people died in the flash floods. The disaster has the fingerprints of climate change all over it.

  9. Phys

    In Texas, Florida and across the globe, warmer climate makes flooding 'more unprecedented' (opens Phys)

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    Phys's feed description

    As the Texas flooding death toll reached 95 on July 6—at least 27 of them children—and Tropical Storm Chantal prompted dozens of water rescues in North Carolina, some Floridians were reminded of the disastrous "rain bomb" in 2023 that hit faster and harder than any hurricane in living memory.

  10. Slate Magazine

    The Real Reason the Texas Flood Turned So Deadly (opens Slate Magazine)

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    Slate Magazine's feed description

    This time, a changing climate and irresponsible land use weren't the main culprits.

  11. Townhall

    Surprise: The Left Is Using the Horrific Texas Floods to Push Their Climate Agenda (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    The Left exploits Texas flood tragedy to blame Trump and climate change, stirring political controversy.

  12. Carbon Brief

    ‘Nobody saw this coming’: Did climate change fuel the Texas floods? (opens Carbon Brief)

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    Carbon Brief's feed description

    There is ongoing media coverage of the flash flooding that hit Texas last week, killing more than 100 people.

  13. ProPublica

    Texas Flash Flood Is a Preview of Climate Chaos to Come (opens ProPublica)

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    ProPublica's feed description

    Climate change is making disasters more common, more deadly and far more costly, even as the federal government is running away from the policies that might begin to protect the nation.

  14. Blaze Media

    Texas flood lies: From FEMA cuts to climate blame (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    The left has taken the Texas flooding as an opportunity to cast blame on President Trump’s cuts — and all skepticism of climate change.

  15. Clean Tech Nica

    Floods In Texas — It's The Climate, Stupid! (opens Clean Tech Nica)

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    Clean Tech Nica's feed description

    Floods in Texas recently get lots of thoughts and prayers but no action from politicians who dare now say the words "climate change."

  16. Ami Magazine

    The Horrifying Toll of Floods in Texas (opens Ami Magazine)

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  17. The Columbian

    Bloomberg: Floods were made worse by climate denialism (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    The news out of central Texas has been heartbreaking, but it’s also been maddening — because so many lives could have been saved if elected officials had done their jobs. They owe the families who los

  18. Time

    What the Floods in Texas Tell Us About Climate Change (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    “Regardless of where we live or how we vote, extreme weather puts us all at risk: and it’s getting worse due to climate change."

  19. Bangor Daily News

    Editorial: Texas flooding highlights need for better understanding of climate change (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    "As we mourn, we must also ask questions and seek answers, from government officials at all levels."

  20. Carbon Brief

    Media reaction: The 2025 Texas floods and the role of climate change (opens Carbon Brief)

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    Carbon Brief's feed description

    At least 120 people have died after a devastating flash flood swept through homes and...

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