President Donald Trump was asked about cuts to the National Weather Service (NWS) after deadly Texas floods left at least 80 people dead. Speaking to reporters, the president dismissed concerns that there needed to be extra staff at the weather service and said the flooding was an unexpected "once-in-a-100-years" event.

Forecasts and warnings largely worked during the recent flooding catastrophe in Texas. Those systems are expected to degrade as President Donald Trump’s cuts to the National Weather Service, satellite