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NOAA to no longer track the most expensive weather disasters
- In May 2025, NOAA announced it will cease updating the high-profile database that tracks costly weather and climate-related disasters in the United States.
- The decision follows a pattern of targeting data products containing the word 'climate,' a move some experts link to reducing public access to climate-related information.
- The retired dataset documented 27 billion-dollar disaster events in 2024, including severe storms, tropical cyclones, drought, flooding, wildfires, and winter storms.
- Becky Bolinger, former Colorado Assistant State Climatologist, described the decision as concerning, noting that without ongoing updates, it becomes more difficult to anticipate future climate risks and identify vulnerable regions.
- The NOAA database will remain online for historical reference but will receive no new entries, which some scientists warn may hinder disaster preparedness and risk assessment.
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NOAA shuts down disaster database as hurricane season nears
The Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database, since its launch in 1980, has tracked the economic impacts of extreme weather events, including property damage and costs from hurricanes, floods, wildfires and more, nationwide.
NOAA Ends Billion-Dollar Disaster Tracking Amid Budget Cuts and Staffing Changes
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced it will no longer update its Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters product, ending a long-running record of documenting the nation’s most costly climate events. The final report released by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) confirms that 2024 ranked among the most expensive years for U.S. weather-related disasters, totali…
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