Featured as the sole guest on the UT Water Resources Podcast episode “Central Texas Flooding and Fatalities,” invited by the UT Bureau of Economic Geology, 2025
2025 Texas Flooding interviews
INTERNATIONAL OUTLETS:
The Economist, What went wrong in the Texas floods?
The Independent, The Guadalupe River in Texas surged 26 feet in just 45 minutes. It caught everyone off guard | The Independent (Quoted from The Conversation)
The Globe and Mail, Why flash floods are so common – and deadly – in Texas’s Hill Country – The Globe and Mail
Associated Press, https://apnews.com/article/flood-deaths-texas-water-cars-camp-ea145706a1523dffa5530354f4bf7b31
Agence France-Presse (Via MSN), Geography, Climate, Policy Failures: What Intensified Texas Floods
The BBC > Story aired
2SM (Sydney, Australia) Dr. Hatim Sharif – Flood Expert hydrologist and civil engineer the University of Texas at San Antonio
Shaye Ganam Show > Interview aired
Sky News (Australia) > Interview aired
France 24, Texas floods: How geography, climate and policy failures collided (Republished from AFP)
The Week, Why are flash floods in Texas so deadly? | The Week (Quoted from The Conversation)
FranceInfo:, Deadly floods in Texas: how to explain such a high human toll? (Republished from AFP)
The Standard, How geography, climate and policy failures collided (Republished from AFP)
NATIONAL OUTLETS:
The Wall Street Journal, How Terrain in Texas Hills Turned Stalled Rainstorm Into Flood Disaster – WSJ
The Conversation (U.S.), Why Texas Hill Country, where a devastating flood killed dozens, is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding
Contribution to a major article by the Washinton Post, https://apnews.com/article/texas-flood-camp-mystic-map-records-investigation-e12bee8d5f88301363861ca12c19b929
The Washington Post, Maps show Texas camps within high-risk flood zones of Guadalupe River – The Washington Post
The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/07/11/climate/flash-floods-nws-office-vacancies.html
The New York Times, third interview, https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/camp-mystic-cabins-bubble-inn-twins.html
NBC News, How a confluence of extreme weather, geography and timing created Texas’ flood disaster
Wyoming’s ‘Cowboy State Daily Morning Show’ > Broadcasted live. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWSIv0EKkUQ
WVON Chicago Radio > Broadcasted live
Grist > Story published
Stay Tuned NOW (NBC Streaming show) > Story aired
Smart Water Magazine, Why Texas Hill Country, where dozens died in a flood, is a flash flood hotspot (Republished from The Conversation)
Katie Couric Media, Why Texas Hill Country Is So Prone to Deadly Flash Floods | KCM (Republished from The Conversation)
Scientific American, Why Texas’ ‘Flash Flood Alley’ Is So Deadly, Explained by Geology | Scientific American (Republished from The Conversation)
Phys.org, Why Texas Hill Country is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding (Republished from The Conversation)
Univision (U.S.), Flooding in Texas | What Is Texas Flash Flood Alley And What Makes It So Dangerous | Univision News United States | Univision (Quoted from The Conversation)
Times Union, Why Texas Hill Country, where a devastating flood killed dozens, is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding (Republished from The Conversation)
Yahoo! News, How a confluence of extreme weather, geography and timing created Texas’ flood disaster (Republished from NBC News)
Yahoo! News, The Guadalupe River in Texas surged 26 feet in just 45 minutes. It caught everyone off guard (Republished from The Independent)
USA Today, What caused the Texas Hill Country floods (Quoted from The Conversation)
New York Post, How a perfect storm of conditions fueled the deadly Texas flooding: ‘Many things came together in a terrible way’ (Quoted from The Conversation)
TEXAS OUTLETS:
San Antonio Express News, What caused deadly Beitel Creek flooding? It’s complicated. (based partially on an interview with me)
Texas Tribune, Millions of Texans live on flood plains, just like Camp Mystic | The Texas Tribune
San Antonio Express News, Why Texas Hill Country, where a devastating flood killed dozens, is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding (Republished from The Conversation)
KXXV, Texas counties have little power to stop building in flood-prone areas (Republished from Texas Tribune)
CBS Austin, Texas counties have little power to stop building in flood-prone areas (Republished from Texas Tribune)
KLRN, Hill Country Flooding Tragedy.
KDFW-TV> Aired on 7/07/2025 in Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio
KRLD> Interview aired
Amarillo Globe-News, Recipe for disaster: Explosive growth, cheap land, homes in flood plains (Republished from Texas Tribune)
San Antonio Express News, Opinion: San Antonio must ensure deadly flooding never repeats (June 12 flooding in San Antonio)
San Antonio Express News : After 13 lives were swept away in deadly storm, a call for action https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/editorial/article/deadly-flooding-beitel-creek-questions-response-20419155.php
San Antonio Express News Editorial, Opinion: Was San Antonio’s deadly June flooding preventable? (June 12 flooding in San Antonio)
New Braunfels Herald, OUTSIDE VIEW: Why Texas Hill Country is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding | Opinion | herald-zeitung.com Republished Op-ed from SAEN (June 12 flooding in San Antonio):
San Antonio Express News > Follow-up Interview scheduled for Friday, July 11 with Liz Teitz and Richard Webner to discuss the runoff and movement of water questions previously talked about regarding drone footage of Beitel Creek.
Participated in the activities of Hydrologic Information Systems (HIS) subcommittee of the Consortium of Universities for the Advancements of Hydrologic Science Incorporated (CUAHSI) and I am one of the authors of the CUAHSI/HIS white paper presented to NSF, May 2002.
Worked with the American Meteorological Society to organize WeatherFest, the major public event of the society’s annual meeting held in San Antonio, Jan., 2007.
Flood Fatalities in Texas”, Keynote presentation at the 2010 South Texas Severe Weather Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March, 2010.
Flood Risk Management”, Keynote presentation at the 2013 Nile Basin Initiative Flash Flood, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September, 2013.
Interview with WOAI radio station on flood in Texas. Portions of the interview aired during major news broadcasts throughout the day. Summary of the interview broadcasted on Channel 4 TV news, May, 2010.
Five-day workshop for high school science and math teachers to enhance STEM education and incorporate NASA-related content in K-12 education, in collaboration with faculty from the Colleges of Science and Education, June , 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016.
Interview with San Antonio Business Journal on my flood research. 2013.
Interview with WOAI radio station on flood fatalities in Texas and the US. Portions of the interview aired during major news broadcasts throughout the day. April, 2014.
Interview with TWC News television station on flood fatalities in Texas. Featured in a prime time broadcast. May, 2016.
Interview with San Antonio Express News newspaper on floods in Texas. November, 2016.
Interview with Spectrum News television station on the impacts of Hurricane Harvey. Featured in a prime time broadcast. September, 2017.
Live in-studio interview with KENS5 television station on the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Part of 4;00 pm news. September, 2017.
My Op-Ed entitled “Time for new approach to predict storms ” was published in San Antonio Express News newspaper on 12/18/2017.
My paper on the causes of the Wimberley flood in 2015 featured on many news outlets such as Science Magazine news and SceinceDaily. January, 2018.
Interview with WOAI radio station on floods in Texas. Featured in a prime time broadcast. January, 2018.
Interview with News4 television station on 2015 floods in Texas. Featured in a prime time broadcast. January, 2018.
Interview with Spectrum News television station on recent floods in Texas. Featured in a prime time broadcast. January, 2018.
Interview with Texas Tribune online newspaper on floods in Texas. Published February, 2018.
San Antonio Express News newspaper highlighted my flood research in an online article Published February, 2018.
Interview with KSAT television station on 2015 floods in Texas. Featured in a prime time broadcast. February, 2018.
Phone interview with Austin KXAN television station on my flood research. February, 2018.
Interview with Rivard Report online newspaper on future climate in San Antonio. Published July, 2018.
Interview with Rivard Report online newspaper on flash floods in San Antonio. Published September, 2018.
Interview with KENS5 television station on why flood problems are getting worse. Featured in 10:00 pm news. July, 2021.
Interview with USA Today newspaper on climate change, floods, and safety. February, 2022.
Interview with San Antonio Express News on the 6/12/2025 flood in San Antonio, June 23 , 2025.
My Op-Ed entitled “To prevent flooding, city first must understand it” was published in San Antonio Express News newspaper on 6/29/2025.
Follow-up interview with San Antonio Express News , June 30 , 2025.
“Why Texas Hill Country, where a devastating flood killed dozens, is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding.” Article published on The Conversation, July 5, 2025. IT addressed that devastating flooding of July 4, 2025, in Kerr County.