Andrew Freedman

Since the start of July, there have been a whopping 1200 reports of flooding across the United States. That's 75 percent above the month-to-date average.

Key Democratic senator writes to President Trump calling for a big investment in weather forecasting and early warning systems. Comes in the wake of the Texas disaster, & admin cuts to NOAA. cnn.com/2025/07/21/wea…

EPA is eliminating its scientific research office, cementing the Trump administration's effort to cut the agency's overall staff by 23 percent since January. By @AmudalatAjasa washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

There have been varying meteorological forces behind recent extreme rainfall events, but they are all connected by very unusual amounts of moisture pulsing above the United States. Precipitable water, a measure of the total amount of water in the atmosphere, has been above the…

"Until the M.T.A. and the city work together in a systemic way to address these highly specific, localized flood problems, this will continue to be an issue," says @LamontEarth geophysicist Klaus Jacob. Via @nytimes. nytimes.com/live/2025/07/1…

Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change report on NASA website as promised apnews.com/article/climat…

DOGE-related cuts left Texas NWS office without a warning coordination meteorologist on the night of the deadly floods. Did this make a significant difference? cnn.com/2025/07/13/wea…

For the second day in a row, a severe thunderstorm watch will be issued for the DC region shortly. ⛈️ WPC has also increased our flash flooding risk to “moderate” this afternoon. Storms could be VERY heavy. Be on guard tonight. We’re on Fox Local App with more tonight.

Uh... except later at the same hearing, Dr. Jacobs endorsed the president's NOAA budget that guts its weather and climate research facilities & programs.

🚨 JUST IN: D.C. now under Level 3 of 4 flash flood risk ⛈️ Storms likely heavier & more widespread than yesterday 🕓 Timing: 4–9 PM 🌊 NWS warns of “local significant” flooding 💧 Rainfall rates: up to 2–3” per hour More info at: cwg.live

Confirming @maxinejoselow 's scoop: DOE has hired 3 prominent climate contrarian's, and mainstream climate scientists are worried about what's next... cnn.com/2025/07/08/cli…

A ⁦@maxinejoselow⁩ scoop: DOE Hires Scientists Who Doubt the Consensus on Climate Change nytimes.com/2025/07/08/cli…

So many questions regarding storm preparations & response efforts in Texas. Story includes some insights gleaned from an NWS messaging system used for media, emergency management interactions. cnn.com/2025/07/07/us/…

“We need to commit to a preparedness system. We have to view these agencies — NOAA, NWS — as intelligence agencies. You wouldn’t go to war without your Defense Intelligence or CIA telling you what’s going on on the ground.” @cnn @AmanpourCoPBS