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"Flooding is intensifying in Texas"
"Flooding is intensifying in Texas, where more rain is expected in the wake of strong storms and downpours that swept away vehicles, damaged homes and triggered evacuations. The heaviest downpours in central Texas will occur upstream of the flooding in Houston, potentially exacerbating flooding in a region where 12 river gauges have reached major flood stage." - CNN
What are the MAGA politicians who get paid with your tax dollars doing to fight climate change. Sorry. They're busy making sure women can't get abortions.
How much do Republicans get from fossil fuel billionaires to block efforts to fight climate change? How much risk are you at for your house being flooded? Use this free app to find out for yourself. Then call your elected official to fight climate change and not just pander to their big money donors! Remember elections have consequences: you may be living underwater.
How to assess your risk from flooding due to Climate Change
This app was (designed with ArcGIS Online) provide a 3D view of locations. Type in your address and then zoom in or tilt the map to get the best view. Set the expected increase in water level in your area and the map automatically shows the expected flooding. Click on a building to get its details.
Texas Republicans deny climate change
Climate proposals withered at the Texas Capitol this year. Proposals to improve energy efficiency failed. Bills that sought to limit greenhouse gas emissions in Texas were ignored, and legislation to block cities from taking action on climate change passed. - Texas Tribune
The Republican controlled Texas House and Senate along with other GOP elected state officials have yet to officially recognize that climate change is real, and that Texas needs to prepare for it. More was done to protect the state’s oil and gas industry than to deal with climate change in the recent legislative session. - Texas Public Radio
$66 million for lobbying in the presidential election
Oil and gas companies spent more than $20 million dollars on lobbying Republican Party members in the 2024 election cycle. The Republican Party has historically been the greatest recipient of oil & gas companies' lobbying expenditures in the United States. Between the 1990 and 2024 election cycles, Lobbying for the Republican Party surged to a peak of nearly $66 million in the presidential election year 2020. The greatest recipient that year was President Trump. - Statista
Cruz flew to Cancun amid weather crisis
"Photos of Cruz fueled outrage at how he had left Texas during a crisis. Millions of people in Texas face water shortages, with reservoirs near empty. Freezing temperatures have caused power blackouts at water treatment facilities and burst water pipes supplying homes, despite attempts by some homeowners to insulate them from the cold using blankets. About 13 million Texans have been told to boil water that may be contaminated. - BBC
"People in Texas are literally freezing to death and yet Ted Cruz went on vacation to Cancun," - Pramila Jayapal.
"Ted Cruz not only fled the state while millions of vulnerable Texans are without heat and water but specifically diverted police resources to get him through security and crowds faster for his outgoing vacation flight," - Charlotte Clymer.
TakeAway: Elections have consequences. If you're concerned about flooding and climate change, vote for President Biden and Democrats.
Deepak
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