Tonight, rescuers are desperately searching for at least 173 people still missing in Texas. As the death toll rises to 120 from Friday's devastating flash floods. With such a large scale of loss, people are angry and understandably very upset.They want someone or something to blame. Many are pointing to the National Weather Service cuts as a reason why some areas were taken by surprise. But this meteorologist cautions about jumping to that or any conclusion yet.People have been speculating that National Wea ...

NBC Sahil Kapoor reports from Capitol Hill. I also want to bring in Dr.. Irwin Redliner, founding director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University's Earth Institute. Sahill. So, if he gets the job, he is facing the potential for having an awful lot of money that would be needed for some of the upgrades he's talking about gone for next year's budget. Bring us up to speed. Yeah, that's right, Chris. And it's not just Neil Jacobs for Noah related opening. There's also Mr.. Taylo ...

>> CLAIM 40% OFF AT SONIC. >> SMOOTH COM. >> THE DEATH TOLL FROM THE CATASTROPHIC FLOODING IN CENTRAL TEXAS HAS NOW REACHED 104 LIVES LOST.THAT INCLUDES AT LEAST 28 KIDS, MANY OF THEM GIRLS WHO'VE BEEN STAYING AT A SUMMER CAMP ALONG THE GUADALUPE RIVER. SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS ARE ONGOING TONIGHT IN CENTRAL TEXAS, ABOUT 5 MILLION PEOPLE WERE STILL UNDER FLOOD WATCH AS OF ABOUT AN HOUR AGO TONIGHT. PART OF RECOVERING FROM THIS HISTORIC AND HORRIFYING DISASTER IS, OF COURSE, UNDERSTANDING WHETHER WE WERE RE ...

NOAA is proposing cutting about 18% of its workforce and slashing $1.5 billion from its budget, including terminating programs to protect coastal communities and research that supports better forecasts and natural disaster prediction. https://t.co/b68yD54kJt ...

Weather Forecasting Concerns - Federal funding cuts to national climate organizations are expected to impact weather forecasting nationwide [1] - Reduced or suspended weather balloon launches at key sites are impacting severe weather forecasting [1] - The National Weather Service has experienced a reduction of almost 600 workers due to layoffs and buyouts [1] - Concerns exist that understaffed weather forecast offices could lead to needless loss of life [1] - A new bill in Congress aims to protect weather service workers from future federal budget cuts and classify them as critical to public safety [3] Agency Response - The National Weather Service states it is hiring over 100 people to stabilize operations across the country [2] - The Trump administration claims the agency will have enough resources despite criticism [2] - The agency asserts it is fully staffed with forecasters and scientists and will not compromise public safety or forecasting [3] Extreme Weather Events - Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified from a weak tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in just 24 hours [4] - Erratic weather patterns from climate change are posing a threat to the forecasting industry [5]