Alert: ‘Very limited time to react’: Texas flash floods expose challenges in early warning

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Alert 9 July 2025

'Very limited time to react': Texas flash floods expose challenges in early warning The deadly flash floods in central Texas that claimed more than 100 lives over the July Fourth weekend in the United States have underscored the devastating power of this fast-onset hazard – and the critical challenge of ensuring early warnings reach vulnerable populations, even in the dead of night. Read more

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