Texas state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon said the deadly flooding in Kerr County over July Fourth weekend was not caused by climate change, but it

Overdevelopment in flood-prone areas and inadequate mapping from the Federal Emergency Management Agency likely contributed to the tragedy that unfolded in central Texas July 4, when sudden flooding of the Guadalupe River led to a death toll of 120 as of July 14, with many more still missing, according to sources familiar with the situation.

Dr. Marshall Shepherd, a renowned meteorologist and director of the University of Georgia's Atmospheric Science Program, discussed the devastating 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, on the podcast "The Unknowns" hosted by Charlie Stone.

Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas flooding would have been far lower or nonexistent? A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the staff by 600 people.

Climate change has made extreme rainfall more common and more intense. But many flood risk maps have yet to catch up.

Maps show how heavy rainfall and rocky terrain helped create the devastating Texas floods that have killed more than 120 people.

KXAN's Avery Travis and Will DuPree speak with Dr. Ogan Gurel, a physician and expert at the University of Texas at Arlington's College of Business Health Care Administration program. He talks about the doctor shortage impacting Texas and what factors could be contributing to this.

While extreme rainfall events are less common in the Golden State than in the South, scientists warn that flash flooding is becoming increasingly likely as climate change reshapes our weather patterns.