"Donald Trump has moved quickly to remove information about climate change from government websites since taking office, but has been met with legal challenges and furious efforts to archive that data by people who rely on it for their livelihoods and to inform public health and safety policies. The billion dollar disaster database and its risk map, for instance, were meant to help communities plan ahead by understanding where residents might be most vulnerable and how building codes need to adapt."
"The nonprofit research and advocacy group Climate Central launched its version of the database today on its own website. It similarly keeps track of weather and climate-related disasters that have led to at least $1 billion in damages. The tool includes data on disasters since 1980, and adjusts costs for inflation. Adam Smith, who was the lead scientist for NCEI's billion dollar-disaster tool for the past 15 years, is leading the work now at Climate Central."
NCEI stopped updating its federal billion-dollar disaster database in May, citing evolving priorities, statutory mandates, and staffing changes. Researchers preserved the dataset and Climate Central launched its own version of the database and risk map on its website, covering disasters since 1980 with inflation-adjusted costs. Adam Smith, formerly the lead NCEI scientist on the tool, now leads the effort at Climate Central. The revived database tracks weather and climate-related events of at least $1 billion in damages. Analysis of the first six months of the year shows 14 disasters costing $101.4 billion, signaling one of the costliest years on record and informing community planning and building-code adaptation.
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