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WASHINGTON– Despite recommending the restoration of nearly $1.3 billion in previously threatened funds, a spending plan prepared by a House appropriations subcommittee would still cut $380 million from the budget of NOAA– jeopardizing key weather and climate programs even as it backed away from deeper reductions sought by the Trump administration.
Read moreScientists at Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Baylor College of Medicine have sequenced the genome of the disease- spreading soft tick.
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Natural disasters occur annually all over the world. Globally, there are between 300 and 400 natural disasters each year. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Centers for Environmental Information, there were 27 individual weather and climate disasters with at least $1 billion in damages in the United States in 2024, which trails only the 28 record-setting events from a year prior. 2024 ultimately proved the fourth-costliest year in terms of financial losses for disasters on record, following 2017, 2005 and 2022.
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THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2025
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Summer’s all about fun, but it can quickly turn dangerous if you’re not staying cool and hydrated all summer long. High heat and humidity can raise your risk of dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke — serious health threats that are often overlooked. Michael Lopez, DrPH, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service health specialist and assistant professor in Family and Community Health, shares practical tips to help you stay hydrated and safe in the summer.
Read moreLuis Banegas Rodriguez, 25 years old, of Honduras, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud in two cases, announced Acting United States Attorney M. Scott Proctor for the Northern District of Indiana.
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Ads from the American Postal Workers Union will be playing on Oklahoma and Iowa stations beginning this week warning about a federal proposal to privatize the U.S. Postal Service, the union announced Monday.
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