From HSToday: Billion-Dollar Disaster Tracker Discontinued by NOAA, But Nonprofit Keeps the Data Alive

“For decades, NOAA’s Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database has been a go-to resource for tracking the rising cost and human toll of extreme weather in the United States. But earlier this year, NOAA announced that the database, covering 45 years of hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and more, would stop receiving updates after 2024. And that has left a data gap at a time when climate-related disasters are accelerating.

Thankfully, organizations like Climate Central, Inc., a policy-neutral 501(c)(3) nonprofit, are stepping in to fill the void.

For a deeper dive into the data and what it means for disaster resilience in the U.S., you can read the full Climate Central story here.