The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday that it is decommissioning multiple databases and will stop collecting data regarding the financial impact of extreme weather and climate events.
NOAA operates under the Department of Commerce and is tasked with daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, and climate monitoring.
The agency announced the decision via multiple “notice of changes” published on its official website.
NOAA said its National Centers for Environmental Information will be “retiring” its Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disaster product, which has for decades tracked the cost of weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, and wildfires across the country….