The national database on billion-dollar weather and climate disasters has found a new home after the Trump administration decided to ax it earlier this year. Thanks to researchers continuing the work despite a lack of federal support, we can keep the tally going this year — which is already proving to be one of the costliest on record. Until recently, the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) have shared data and insights on billion-dollar disasters dating back to 1980 on a federal website. NCEI stopped updating that resource in May, “in alignment with evolving priorities...
The weather disaster database that Trump killed has a new home
The national database on billion-dollar weather and climate disasters has found a new home after the Trump administration decided to ax it earlier this year. Thanks to researchers continuing the work despite a lack of federal support, we can keep the tally going this year — which is already proving to be one of the costliest on record. Until recently, the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) have shared data and insights on billion-dollar disasters dating back to 1980 on a federal website. NCEI stopped updating that resource in May, “in alignment with evolving priorities...
