"In May, NOAA's disaster database was canceled because it is related to climate. Climate Central has resurrected the project. Last week, Climate Central resurrected one of the most prominent of those lost records: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's billion-dollar disaster database. The tool allowed policymakers, insurers, and regular people to track how hurricanes, floods, and other catastrophes are growing more expensive - until the agency said in May that it would no longer update the database "in alignment with evolving priorities, statutory mandates,"
"The tool allowed policymakers, insurers, and regular people to track how hurricanes, floods, and other catastrophes are growing more expensive - until the agency said in May that it would no longer update the database "in alignment with evolving priorities, statutory mandates, and staffing changes." The move was part of the administration's broader effort to roll back climate action and push more of the cost of disaster monitoring and response on to states."
NOAA stopped updating its disaster cost database in May, citing alignment with evolving priorities, statutory mandates, and staffing changes. The database recorded economic damages from hurricanes, floods, and other catastrophes and enabled policymakers, insurers, and the public to monitor increasing costs. The cancellation shifted responsibility for disaster monitoring and response funding toward states and occurred alongside broader efforts to roll back climate action. Climate Central resurrected the database and restored public access, preserving continuity of records. The restored tool supports analysis of trends in disaster-related economic damages and informs planning, insurance assessment, and resilience investments.
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