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| NOAA will cease updating its “billion dollar disaster” tally that researcher says is flawed |
| 2025-05-09 |
| [JustTheNews] Dr. Roger Pielke Jr., retired professor of environmental studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, published a study in Nature last summer, arguing that the methodology NOAA uses in the tally lacks scientific integrity. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will no longer update its tally of weather and climate-related disasters that produce more than $1 billion in damage. “In alignment with evolving priorities, statutory mandates, and staffing changes, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) will no longer be updating the Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters product,” the agency states in a banner on the top of the website housing the data. When the annual updates were posted, they received widespread media attention, portraying the rising cost of damages as an indication that the weather is becoming more extreme. The tally is often cited by climate policymakers and climate activists calling for regulations. Dr. Roger Pielke Jr., retired professor of environmental studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, published a study in Nature last summer, arguing that the methodology NOAA uses in the tally lacks scientific integrity. NOAA responded to the study in August, saying it “will take actions to improve the documentation and transparency of the data set for greater compliance with NOAA’s Information Quality Guidelines.” According to the announcement, all past reports from 1980 to 2025 and their underlying data will remain authoritative, archived, and available online. Related: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: 2025-03-09 Meet Sandra Whitehouse, whose husband's votes funneled millions into NGO that pays her National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: 2025-02-24 Politics of Climate Tech: Billions spent on geo-engineering despite objections National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: 2025-02-24 DOD tells civilian workforce to ignore Elon Musk's request to report productivity Related: Roger Pielke 02/08/2016 Pentagon orders commanders to prioritize climate change in all military actions Roger Pielke 04/27/2015 Top scientists start to examine fiddled global warming figures Roger Pielke 02/26/2010 U.S. Climate Data Compromised by Sensors' Proximity to Heat Sources |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #2 A related rates problem... the increasing ratio of land mass under development, coupled with the decreasing real value of the dollar due to inflation, and a pretty soon a F1 tornado in Texas will cost us a billion dollars. |
| Posted by: Snavith Thud1056 2025-05-09 19:30 |
| #1 Its not working. Time to find another scam. |
| Posted by: Nguard 2025-05-09 13:18 |