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WGCU: Extreme rainfall: Modernized database may be saved from budget cuts after public outcry and deadly Texas flooding. “A next-gen federal database designed to predict extreme rainfall that leads to dangerous flooding may be safe from federal budget cuts after all, despite being officially halted on July 10. A key scientist who was working on the NOAA-funded Atlas-15 project to modernize […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/24/extreme-rainfall-modernized-database-may-be-saved-from-budget-cuts-after-public-outcry-and-deadly-texas-flooding-wgcu/

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Texting Through Bluetooth 📱

If you are ever in need to get in contact with friends and family in your area without the use of cell towers, one way you could do it is through Bluetooth.

While this tech might seem odd to need when you can message someone over the internet or cell signal, there are situations (like natural disasters), where having one of the apps could save your life.

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Los Angeles Times: Misinformation is already a problem during natural disasters in Texas. AI chatbots aren’t helping. “Roughly 7% of Americans use AI chatbots and interfaces for news each week. That number is higher — around 15% — for people under 25 years old, according to a June report from the Reuters Institute. Grok is available on a mobile app, but people can also ask the AI chatbot […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/18/los-angeles-times-misinformation-is-already-a-problem-during-natural-disasters-in-texas-ai-chatbots-arent-helping/

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