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The impact of emergency warning systems during floods

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published July 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM CDT

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Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Erik Nielsen, assistant professor at Texas A&M University who studies extreme rainfall, about how warning systems can make a difference in a weather event that can turn deadly within minutes.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.