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Trump ‘retired’ a database tracking the most expensive weather disasters. Now it’s back — and finding over $100B in losses

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. Read More

UN chief defends science and weather forecasting as Trump threatens both

The United Nations chief has delivered a strong defense of science and weather forecasting as the Trump administration threatens both. Read More

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. Read More

With hurricane season underway, Gulf Coast worries FEMA, Weather Service aren’t ready

The concern is particularly pronounced on the Gulf Coast, where ominous storm systems are already beginning to form amid widespread staffing shortages at the area’s critical weather stations. Read More

Lack of weather data due to Trump’s budget cuts impacted forecast for deadly Alaska storm

The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump ... Read More