Some politicians and outside experts have asserted in the past that the database, which shows an increase in disaster losses over time, reflects mainly climate change-driven trends, though NOAA sa ...

The current estimate of that disaster is now between $250 and $275 billion. However, according to the NOAA announcement and the database being retired, this major disaster will not be a part of ...

For more than 40 years, NOAA’s database tracked extreme weather and ... models that inform everything from agriculture to disaster preparedness. Furthermore, the administration has proposed ...

Federal scientists will no longer update a list of weather disasters that cause billions of dollars in damage, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. The list had been ...

While NOAA hasn’t made official tallies for 2025, many believe that April’s destruction would easily qualify as another billion-dollar disaster, had the database still been in operation.

WASHINGTON — A vital tool used to track the financial toll of the nation’s most devastating weather and climate events is being retired. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

Some politicians and outside experts have asserted in the past that the database, which shows an increase in disaster losses over time, reflects mainly climate change-driven trends, though NOAA sa ...

Asked about the reasoning behind the decision to no longer update the billion-dollar disaster database, NOAA spokeswoman Kim Doster said in an email it was because of “evolving priorities ...