Texas floods leave dozens dead, missing as crews search for survivors
FOX NewsJUL 8
Texas Floods Kill 82, 41 Still Missing
Above: Search and recovery workers at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, after flash flooding on July 6, 2025. Image copyright: Jim Vondruska/Stringer/Getty Images
The Spin
Anti-Trump narrative
The disaster exposes dangerous gaps in emergency preparedness caused by the administration's reckless cuts to weather agencies and FEMA. Critical meteorological staff reductions compromised the ability to coordinate with local authorities and provide adequate warnings to vulnerable communities like summer camps. These budget cuts prioritized politics over public safety, contributing to this preventable tragedy.
Pro-establishment narrative
This tragedy highlights the devastating unpredictability of extreme weather events that can overwhelm even the most prepared communities. The Trump administration responded swiftly with federal disaster declarations and resources while maintaining necessary fiscal responsibility in government operations. Local officials did their best with the warnings available, but this once-in-a-century flood exceeded all expectations and preparedness measures.
Metaculus Prediction
There is a 50% chance that the total damage incurred by climate change in the 21st century will be at least 13% of GDP, according to the Metaculus prediction community.