Kylie Nidever

“It radicalized me to see my community devastated, and there was some survivor’s guilt, too. So that was initially how I dealt with the trauma,”

Kylie Nidever · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21

Nidever described being radicalized by seeing her community devastated and dealing with survivor's guilt.

“I just didn’t care about politics. I never thought I’d be doing this,”

Kylie Nidever · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21

Nidever, whose childhood home in Hunt, Texas, survived the floods, expressed surprise at becoming an advocate.

“And seeing that not happen even after this second flood has lit a fire under me. I guess I knew it would flood again, I just didn’t think it would happen so soon.”

Kylie Nidever · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21

Nidever expressed frustration that support did not arrive even after a second flood hit the region.

“It’s crazy to me that the term climate change can be divisive, but it can be,”

Kylie Nidever · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21

Nidever expressed that the term climate change can be divisive within survivor groups.

“That’s why we just say extreme weather. We use that instead of going there with climate because it’s more inclusive and it’s not a hot-button term.”

Kylie Nidever · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21

Nidever explained that survivors use the term 'extreme weather' instead of climate change because it is more inclusive.

“We need more authority, we need more guidance, we need more support,”

Kylie Nidever · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21

Nidever called for more authority, guidance, and support after experiencing floods in Texas.