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The Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database, which the Trump administration ”retired” in May, has relaunched outside of the government — and found the most expensive half-year on record.
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What canceled climate data would have shown: The costliest 6 months of weather disasters on record
The Trump administration cut a NOAA program that had tracked weather events that caused at least $1 billion in damage. A nonprofit organization has redeveloped the database.
Global use of fossil fuels rose to a new record last year, releasing even more greenhouse gases. Humanity is 'hurtling toward climate chaos,' scientists warn.
As Earth warms at a record rate, winters are shorter and milder and there is less snow globally, creating clear challenges for winter sports that depend on cold, snowy conditions. With 100 days until the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games begin, many athletes say climate change is shaping their training and perhaps even the future of their sport.
Global health experts' annual assessment of the health impacts of climate change "paints a bleak and undeniable picture."
Advancements in technology are allowing researchers to determine the extent to which climate change contributed to some extreme weather events.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) comprehensive Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database, which has, since 1980, track
The agency has identified priority locations to address storm flooding and developed interagency actions to target each piece of the climate crisis.