Are Donald Trump's NOAA Cuts to Blame for Texas Flood Tragedy? What To Know

Catastrophic flooding in Texas has sparked fresh scrutiny about the Trump administration's cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Weather Service (NWS).

Several experts have said that NWS did a "solid" job in warning about the flooding, but questions remain about how many people they reached and whether critical vacancies at forecast offices were a factor.

The NWS said in a statement to Newsweek that flash flood warnings had been issued on Thursday night and in the early hours on Friday...