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US will stop tracking the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate change (apnews.com)

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will no longer track the cost of climate change-fueled weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more. It is the latest example of changes to the agency and the Trump administration limiting federal government resources on climate change.

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 agency said its National Centers for Environmental Information would no longer update its Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database beyond 2024, and that its information — going as far back as 1980 — would be archived.

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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 18 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

The year is 2039, Florida has been perpetually under hurricanes for 3 weeks straight as hurricane after hurricane makes landfall. After careful review, it's been determined that the hurricanes have caused $0.00 in damage. There's nothing to be concerned about. FEMA has not been dispatched as there is no emergency.

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

… as there is no FEMA

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

Also, barely any Florida.