To the editor: Seeing the images and studying the tales from Texas, our hearts are crushed for the ache of the dad and mom, spouses and youngsters of these left behind (“No less than 43 folks killed in Texas floods; 27 summer season camp kids lacking,” July 5).
We should always resist pondering what our president could be saying if this had occurred in California fairly than Texas. That manner lies insanity.
I don’t know what the political and social viewpoints are of the heartbroken folks left behind, nevertheless it mustn’t make any distinction. It didn’t make any distinction to the floodwaters and it mustn’t make any distinction to us. They’re our countrymen, they usually want and deserve our assist — financially, socially and in any conversations we would overhear that sound on the contrary.
We should always all pray, in our personal manner, for the day after we can work collectively once more to attempt to resolve our nation’s issues.
Patrick McNulty, Santa Barbara
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To the editor: U.S. Secretary of Homeland Safety Kristi Noem mentioned the Trump administration would make it a precedence to improve Nationwide Climate Service know-how used to ship warnings. Somebody ought to inform her that, as employees author Hayley Smith factors out, “the Trump administration is planning to chop 1000’s extra staff subsequent yr — roughly 17% of its workforce — and slash the NOAA’s price range by greater than $1.5 billion, in accordance with the fiscal 2026 price range request” (“Texas flood highlights lethal local weather threat from excessive climate,” July 6).
Kennedy Gammage, San Diego
