Non-profit takes over a canceled NOAA database

In May, NOAA’s disaster database was canceled because it is related to climate. Climate Central has resurrected the project. Sophie Hurwitz for Grist reports:

Last week, Climate Central resurrected one of the most prominent of those lost records: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s billion-dollar disaster database. The tool allowed policymakers, insurers, and regular people to track how hurricanes, floods, and other catastrophes are growing more expensive — until the agency said in May that it would no longer update the database “in alignment with evolving priorities, statutory mandates, and staffing changes.” The move was part of the administration’s broader effort to roll back climate action and push more of the cost of disaster monitoring and response on to states.

Access the database here. I hope more organizations can follow suit.