Summer Camps Revise Safety Protocols After Texas Flood Tragedy
TL;DR
Experts recommend parents ask camp operators about measures to mitigate heat, flood, and wildfire risks, including infrastructure, emergency plans, and environmental monitoring, especially given the lack of comprehensive federal regulation and increasing climate-related hazards.
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- Ask your kids' camps these key questions about heat and flood safety, experts say NPR
- How the deadly Camp Mystic flash flood is transforming summer camp safety protocols across America Fox News
- Colossal cleanup effort allows summer camp to reopen after Texas floods The Guardian
- Girls as young as 7 were startled awake by flooding that devastated their beloved Camp Mystic. How the deadly tragedy unfolded CNN
- How 2 men helped a camp for kids with disabilities rebuild amid deadly Texas floods ABC News
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