NOAA's Billion-Dollar Disaster Database to Shut Down Amid Climate Change Concerns
NOAA's weather-disaster database will cease updates after 2024, complicating efforts to understand the financial impact of climate change-induced events.
Summary
The Trump administration's cuts at NOAA are set to shut down the Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database, which has tracked over $2.9 trillion in damage since 1980. By ceasing updates after 2024, essential data on the growing frequency and severity of climate-related disasters will no longer be available, hindering assessments of risks tied to climate change, particularly as the nation sees rising annual costs of extreme weather events. This move adds to concerns over how climate change impacts, including those highlighted in recent Midwest storms, are communicated and understood, further placing communities at risk without essential data.
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The Guardian·14d· "…But last month’s death toll could have been much worse – if it had not been for the around-the-clock forecasting and early warnings by the National Weather Service (NWS), which is facing major cuts and staff layoffs thanks to Donald Trump and his billionaire donor Elon Musk, according to the study authors."
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