The NOAA's Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database is set to stop being updated after 2024, raising concerns about the accessibility of crucial data on the economic impacts of natural disasters. Established in 1980, this database has provided essential information for taxpayers, researchers, and media regarding the financial toll of extreme weather events. The discontinuation is viewed as part of a trend during the Trump administration to limit public knowledge about the effects of fossil fuel pollution on climate change and its associated costs.
The NOAA's Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database, which provided crucial data on natural disaster costs since 1980, will cease updates after 2024, impacting public awareness.
The decision to discontinue this database reflects a broader trend under the Trump administration to remove public resources that highlight the effects of climate change and extreme weather.
Archiving the database may allow some access to past data, but the move signifies a troubling shift in governmental transparency regarding climate impacts and disaster costs.
As the list of discontinued NOAA products grows, concerns rise over the implications for understanding how fossil fuel pollution exacerbates climate-related disasters.
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