President Trump's nominee to lead the agency that includes the National Weather Service said Wednesday it did a "great job" in Texas, but sees ways to improve forecasting technology and communicating hazards to the public.
Why it matters: Neil Jacobs, Trump's choice to run the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, appeared before a Senate panel days after fatal flooding in Central Texas killed over 100 people, with many more still missing.
The built-in modem that delivers live traffic and streaming apps to the dashboard of most modern vehicles works the other way, too — if anyone actually uses it.
Why it matters: That untapped potential could unlock billions of dollars in revenue for car dealers looking to expand the most profitable part of their business — parts and service.
New Mexico's flooding rains killed a man and two children in the Village of Ruidoso and prompted dozens of water rescues in the state's south over Tuesday night, officials said.
The big picture: N.M. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an emergency declaration late Tuesday "to get federal response teams and repair resources on the ground immediately," she said on Facebook.
President Trump's pick to head NOAA — which includes the National Weather Service — will tell Congress on Wednesday that he wants to make the U.S. a weather forecasting leader.
Why it matters: Neil Jacobs' nomination hearing arrives as Democratic critics question whether NWS staffing reductions hampered performance in the deadly Texas flooding — and whether proposed budget cuts will hinder the very forecasting improvements he's vowing.
Texas officials said Tuesday that 161 people remain missing in Kerr County following the deadly Fourth of July flooding, as they pledged to find every person.
The big picture: A massive recovery effort continues in Kerr County, about an hour's drive northwest of San Antonio.
Why it matters: The poll found that a third of Americans say they've personally experienced an extreme weather event in the past month, an occurrence that scientists predict will increase in a warming climate.
President Trump orderedtheTreasury Department to take a hard line on the new budget law's phaseout of solar and wind credits.
Why it matters: His new executive order could make it even harder to access incentives under the law, which now requires projects to start construction within a year and begin operating by the end of 2027.
Arbor, a startup that promises both CO2 removal and clean baseload power, just announced $41 million in offtake deals as it courts hyperscalers' growing energy needs.
Why it matters: The contracts for 116,000 tons of CO2 removal between 2028 and 2030, for buyers working through the Frontier consortium, comprise Arbor's biggest deal yet.
Kerr County, Texas, officials have recovered 84 people following catastrophic flooding throughout Central Texas that washed through an all-girls summer camp and sparked a desperate, days-long search for survivors.
The big picture: Across the state, more than 100 people have been killed in the flash flooding that began early Friday on the Guadalupe River, where the water surged by more than two dozen feet in less than an hour.
The death toll of the weekend flooding in Texas is still rising as the search for victims continues.
The big picture: Flash floods are the top storm-related killer in the U.S., per the National Weather Service, and climate experts have warned that these weather events are exacerbated by global warming.
Efforts to find girls missing from Camp Mystic after flash floods hit central Texas early Friday morning continue, as the death toll across the state has risen to over 100 people. The total includes both those attending or working at the camp and people living in the surrounding area.
Here's what we know about the victims of the flooding:
/2025/07/08/1751973929568.gif?w=3840)
