New Delhi, July 10 -- Catastrophic flooding in Texas has killed over 120 people, with 173 still missing after the Guadalupe River became a deadly "tsunami," rising 26 feet in 45 minutes.

This tragedy in "flash flood alley" reflects a national crisis: extreme weather events are now 58% more frequent than in the 1980s, yet public attitudes and infrastructure haven't adapted.

According to an AP report, climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer warns: "What used to be extreme becomes average... we start to experience things that never happened before." Despite urgent warnings, many at Camp Mystic didn't evacuate, and 27 drowned as floodwaters swallowed cabins.

People consistently underestimate new climate risks due to "normalcy bias"-assuming ...