Two major climate disasters of 2025 — the Texas flooding that killed more than 100 people and the L.A. wildfires in January that resulted in 30 deaths and wiped out more than 15,000 homes and businesses — highlight the struggles officials face in fully preparing for extreme weather conditions.

As a succession of thunderstorms fed by the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry pummeled Texas' Hill Country, tools used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to detect extreme rainfall began “maxing out the color charts.

More than 100 people were killed and over 160 remained missing as of Tuesday evening after flooding hit Central Texas.

Search and rescue operations in Texas continue after heavy rainfall overwhelmed the Guadalupe River, sending floodwaters roaring through the area.

Greg Abbott on Tuesday afternoon. “We will not stop until every missing person is accounted for,” said Abbott, who toured the areas impacted by the flooding Tuesday. Abbott added Tuesday that five children from Camp Mystic and a counselor were among the missing.

By Jane Ross, Steve Gorman and Maria Tsvetkova KERRVILLE, Texas (Reuters) -The death toll from the July Fourth flash flood that ravaged a swath of central Texas Hill Country rose on Tuesday to at least 109,

Search and rescue crews are searching for survivors in central Texas after catastrophic flooding over the Fourth of July holiday devastated the area.

Hope of finding survivors of the catastrophic flooding in Texas is dimming a day after the death toll surpassed 100

At least 107 people are dead across six counties in catastrophic flash flooding in central Texas. NBC National News Correspondent Morgan Chesky is on the ground in Kerrville, Texas as rescue teams continue to comb through piles of debris in search of survivors.

Dozens of volunteers searched for bodies in Hunt, Texas, on July 6 after floods overcame the area days earlier.