Texas Officials Say They Didn’t See the Flood Coming. Oral Histories Show Residents Have Long Warned of Risks.
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After a tragedy, records from local archives can help us understand how a community understands itself. Here’s some of what we learned following the devastating July 4 flooding in Texas.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-floods-oral-histories?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

@ProPublica@newsie.social As an archivist who studies climate change, I would love to talk to y'all about this topic sometime!!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @ProPublica@newsie.social Don't forget them refusing millions of dollars for said alarm because it was coming from Biden.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @ProPublica@newsie.social It is the fault of the incompetent local Texas government allowing people to build houses and summer camps in flood plains.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @ProPublica@newsie.social great story. It highlights the importance of elders in a community persisting local knowledge.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @ProPublica@newsie.social I remember some National Guard fatalities at Fort Hood back in the 1980s due to flooding of Antelope Creek.

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  • @ProPublica@newsie.social What do them pointy-headed weather pukes know, nohow? Anyway, the OT budget is gone!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @ProPublica@newsie.social This translates accurately to "Texas Officials admit they don't listen to their residents"

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