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Roger Pielke Jr.

The Texas Floods Were an Avoidable Tragedy

This weekend, disaster struck one of the nation’s most flood-prone areas, where centuries of data show casualties were foreseeable and preventable.

July 7, 2025

Roger Pielke Jr.

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