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The goal is to identify the underlying causes of the damage caused by disasters without assigning blame

As Texans seek answers about the Hill Country floods, some top meteorologists and policymakers are calling for the creation of a disaster review board modeled after the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates all civil aviation accidents and major transportation incidents.

The idea of a nonpartisan, independent board to review weather-related disasters is nothing new, but it appears to be gaining fresh traction after the flooding in Texas left more than 120 people dead and another 170 missing.

During his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Neil Jacobs endorsed the idea when Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asked what he would do to ensure that Americans can better respond to emergency weather warnings.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 23 hours ago

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas

[–] [email protected] 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Wonder why they didn’t think of something like this after Katrina? 1833 fatalities in that shit show of a disaster response vs 129 in these latest Texas floods.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

You know the answer, right?

The people in Katrina were mostly black people.

I know Kanye is a crazed fucking idiot now, but he talked real talk for one moment in his life when he said "George Bush doesn't care about black people."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago

It was a rhetorical question, but it does make me wonder what the ratio of little white girls to black people is in terms of eliciting a response from the federal government. Shit is despicable.