Maps show how heavy rainfall and rocky terrain helped create the devastating Texas floods that have killed more than 120 people.

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.

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,

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.

Texas floods leave 120 dead, 170 missing; victims include campers & children as search efforts stretch into a seventh day. This live blog is now 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.

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.

Rick Spinrad points to staffing cuts and lack of key personnel as contributing factors in the mismanagement of recent catastrophic Texas flooding. Rick Spinrad, former NOAA administrator during ...