Challenges and responses to flooding in Texas and the Hill Country
TL;DR
Kerr County, Texas, has struggled to fund a flood warning system due to limited federal and state disaster funds, a problem worsened by the Trump administration's reduction of disaster preparedness funding, highlighting the challenges small communities face in protecting themselves from increasing flood risks exacerbated by climate change.
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