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 (DIR) Post #B5BWF7iBwyPiwEvE1o by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
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       "The establishment of the Billion-Dollar Disasters Database within Climate Central is a rare example of the private sector taking on government responsibilities.The Trump administration halted [NOAA’s] tracking of that data set in May. Then Climate Central hired Adam Smith, who had produced the disaster reports for NOAA, after he left government service amid cuts made across the agency. Smith brought the database and its methodology with him to Climate Central."https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/climate/billion-dollar-disasters-report-private-sector
       
 (DIR) Post #B5BWF7x53cK7gPt7Ee by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
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       "A unique aspect of 2025 was a billion-dollar drought that affected the West, driven largely by heat rather than just a lack of precipitation.According to Climate Central, the time between individual billion-dollar disasters over the course of a year is shrinking, having fallen from 82 days during the 1980s to 16 days during the past 10 years. The average time between billion-dollar disasters during 2025 was just 10 days."https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/climate/billion-dollar-disasters-report-private-sector
       
 (DIR) Post #B5BWF8Dk3feQW5gQCm by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
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       "In 2025 there were 23 weather and climate disasters with at least $1 billion (inflation-adjusted) in U.S. damages. These 23 events caused an estimated 276 fatalities and a total of $115 bn in damages.From 1980 through 2025, the U.S. suffered 426 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters. These catastrophic events took an estimated 17,194 lives and resulted in damages exceeding $3.1 trillion (inflation-adjusted)."Climate Central's report:https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/2025-in-review#CostOfClimate
       
 (DIR) Post #B5BWF8SHBdHFFAU1rM by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
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       How the Trump administration’s climate math doesn’t add up"There's an old argument that protecting the environment hurts the economy. It's wrong for a lot of reasons."https://grist.org/economics/trump-administration-climate-economy-government-budget/