Trump just made it much harder to track the nation's worst weather disasters
a year ago
- #NOAA
- #disaster tracking
- #climate change
- NOAA shuts down 'billion-dollar weather and climate disasters' database due to staffing cuts.
- Database tracked costs of 403 disasters since 1980, totaling over $2.945 trillion.
- Average annual disasters rose from 9 to 24 in recent years, making data loss impactful.
- Historic data (1980-2024) remains archived, but no new data will be collected after 2024.
- Central, South, and Southeast US regions most affected due to higher disaster frequency.