07.12.2025 NY officials hope high-tech risk center will improve response to extreme weather
New York officials on Friday highlighted recent investments they’ve made to improve the state’s response to severe weather events, and blasted the federal government for cutting funding to support the programs in light of last week’s deadly floods in Texas.
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday visited the University at Albany and directed officials there to lead a tabletop exercise based on the recent disaster. The fast-moving storms left more than 100 people dead, including dozens of people at a summer camp near the Guadalupe River.
“My question is, with all the resources we have here, is there something we would've done differently?” Hochul said. “We've got a lot invested here. We have a lot of talented people, a lot of expertise. How do we make sure that fate never befalls people in our own state?”