Bill Nye Says Texas Flood Death And Destruction Compounded By Ignoring Climate Crisis

Bill Nye "The Science Guy" said Wednesday that fossil substance companies and U.S. Congress neglecting nan climate crisis is simply a large logic nan flooding successful cardinal Texas was truthful destructive.

During nan latest section of CNN’s "Inside Politics," Nye based on that 1 of nan main ways to forestall what big Dana Bash reported was an expanding wave of "once successful 100-year" storms is to prohibition fossil fuels.

"So, 'What are we going to do astir it?' is nan ancient question. And it would beryllium to extremity burning fossil fuels. When you’re successful a hole, extremity digging, and truthful on," he said. 

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Bill Nye told CNN connected Wednesday he believes that nan U.S. authorities ignoring nan ambiance situation has led to disasters for illustration nan deadly Texas flooding worse. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)

More than 100 people, including children and counselors astatine a girls' camp, were killed successful cardinal Texas successful flash flooding that began past week.

The National Weather Service (NWS) sent respective flash flood warnings early Friday morning, followed by respective flash flood emergency notices. 

Critics of President Donald Trump alleged that his national staffing and fund cuts prevented nan NWS from being adequately prepared for nan disaster — an accusation that nan White House and Trump friends person rejected. 

Other liberals person called retired their ain broadside for politicizing nan tragedy and said NWS cuts weren't a factor.

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First responders scan nan banks of nan Guadalupe River for individuals swept distant by flooding successful Ingram, Texas, Friday, July 4, 2025.  (Michel Fortier/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

Nye blamed nan authorities arsenic well, saying that it has been convinced by fossil substance companies to disregard ambiance change, which he believes has made these disasters worse. 

"But nan fossil substance manufacture has been very successful successful getting organizations for illustration nan U.S. Congress to deliberation that it‘s really not happening," he said. 

The media characteristic claimed earlier successful nan conception that, because of ambiance change, these earthy disasters are going to support happening. 

"This is precisely what was predicted. It‘s very difficult to necktie immoderate 1 upwind arena to ambiance change. However, nan lukewarm upwind events are really easier to necktie to ambiance change," he said. "But it will hap again, to your point."

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Nye continued, noting that "warning systems" to alert group astir these disasters beryllium and tin beryllium implemented successfully. However, nan existent issue, he claimed, was getting nan U.S. to return ambiance alteration seriously.

Bash followed up by noting nan Trump administration’s efforts to destruct cuts to fossil substance production successful nan U.S., suggesting that has contributed to nan problem. 

Nye acknowledged her point, and said nan national authorities needs to reverse course.

"So, nan opportunity still exists, but we do request to move things around," he declared.

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