Most Americans want Washington to take the lead when natural disasters strike, an Associated Press–NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey shows. The polls, conducted in February and June—before early-July flooding in Texas killed more than 100 people—found broad bipartisan agreement that the federal government should prepare for and respond to extreme weather. Roughly seven in ten respondents said the government should play a major role in tracking storms and issuing warnings, while about eight in ten favored federal assistance for cleanup and rebuilding. Confidence in the National Weather Service remains relatively strong, with around 40% saying they are very or extremely confident in its work, but only about 20% expressed the same confidence in the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Support narrows when the question shifts from disaster response to prevention. Just over half of U.S. adults—56%—believe the government should take the lead in fighting climate change to curb worsening weather, masking a sharp partisan divide: nearly eight in ten Democrats endorse such action compared with about three in ten Republicans. Roughly one in five Americans say they have endured major flooding within the past five years, and seven in ten of those attribute at least part of the damage to climate change. Scientists warn that rising global temperatures can intensify storms, a message that could gain traction as officials face scrutiny over the timing of alerts and evacuations during the recent Texas floods.