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Maddow: Texas floods expose stakes of Trump-era weather service cuts
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2:33Now PlayingRachel Maddow highlights reporting in Texas on cuts to the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ahead of the deadly flash flooding.
While early indications suggest the cuts did not directly contribute to the disaster, “staff vacancies hit Texas weather offices" as they braced for a "busy hurricane season,” according to the Texas Tribune.
"Part of recovering from this historic and horrifying disaster is, of course, understanding whether we were ready for it, whether we could have done more." Maddow says.
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