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Texas flood at Camp Mystic prompts summer camps to enhance weather monitoring and communication tools as more camps seek accreditation for improved safety standards.
New analysis highlights where the most residential structures were located during the deadly Texas flash flooding.
“If you’ve never seen water rise in front of you in minutes, it’s hard to conceive of how quickly that can happen—and how quickly your life and property can be at risk,” said Rachel Hogan Carr, executive director of the Nurture Nature Center, a nonprofit focused on flood-risk communication.
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Julia Hatfield, a songwriter who survived the July 4 floods by fleeing her RV park, says more help is needed in Kerrville.
New analysis highlights where the most residential structures were located during the deadly Texas flash flooding.
Two massive disasters this year — the Texas floods and Los Angeles firestorms — are leading some to grapple with the question of how to get officials and the public to care and take action.
A spokesman for Camp Mystic, the Texas enclave devastated by a July 4 flash flood, is raising concerns about communication failures during the disaster.
With an outpouring of volunteers from across Texas, the riverside town of Hunt is grappling with loss and recovery after deadly floods.
The remains of a beloved Houston woman have been located and positively identified after fatal flash flooding ripped through the Texas Hill Country.
Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.
Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from work. These are some of the victims.
Failing to translate flood forecasts into timely messages that tell people what they need to do to stay safe can have tragic consequences. In Texas and elsewhere, the solution is more wide-ranging than fixing any single channel of communication.