Billion-dollar disaster data returns, but this time it’s not being run by the federal government
(NEW YORK) -- For decades, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's billion-dollar disaster dataset put a dollar figure on the cost of climate change and severe weather events. Understanding the scope and frequency of weather-related damage helped first responders, the insurance industry, and researchers with their planning, recovery operations, and assessments.But in May, the Trump administration announced it was shutting down the website that hosted the dataset. That made it […]
