NOAA halts climate disaster cost updates, marking the latest Trump-era change to the agency. Experts warn of escalating disaster losses without vital data.

NOAA falls under the U.S. Department of Commerce and is tasked with daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings and climate monitoring. It is also parent to the National Weather Service. The ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — After decades of tracking the cost of climate-related disasters, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has stopped reporting the financial toll of ...

NOAA falls under the U.S. Department of Commerce and is tasked with daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings and climate monitoring. It is also parent to the National Weather Service.

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.

Private initiatives, too, have tried to fill the data gap. The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures created a ...

Myra Tuckerman, left, with hand in the air, and Paula Thomas hold an Earth flag as they join hundreds of others during a large rally outside of NOAA offices in Boulder, Colorado, on March 3, 2025 ...