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U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters

"Climate Central maintains this comprehensive database tracking U.S. weather and climate disasters since 1980 where overall damages/costs reached or exceeded $1 billion (including Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustment to 2026). ... Since relaunching this dataset last October [2025] under the leadership of Adam Smith, former lead scientist for NOAA’s U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters program, we’ve worked hard to expand and improve the tool for journalists, researchers, and the public. The latest update [April 2026] includes:
  • State-by-state data and breakdowns — allowing users to see how and which events have impacted individual states from 1980 to today.
  • New ways to explore disaster types — making it easier to examine across states and regions trends in wildfires, severe storms, tropical cyclones, floods, droughts, winter storms, and more.
"Stay tuned for more updates later this year, as we continue to expand the Billion Dollar Disasters offerings. The next round of additions will include a breakdown of severe weather events by damage type, and the ability to assess smaller but still consequential disasters that fall below the billion-dollar threshold."
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U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters

Summary:
"Climate Central maintains this comprehensive database tracking U.S. weather and climate disasters since 1980 where overall damages/costs reached or exceeded $1 billion (including Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustment to 2026). ... Since relaunching this dataset last October [2025] under the leadership of Adam Smith, former lead scientist for NOAA’s U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters program, we’ve worked hard to expand and improve the tool for journalists, researchers, and the public. The latest update [April 2026] includes:
  • State-by-state data and breakdowns — allowing users to see how and which events have impacted individual states from 1980 to today.
  • New ways to explore disaster types — making it easier to examine across states and regions trends in wildfires, severe storms, tropical cyclones, floods, droughts, winter storms, and more.
"Stay tuned for more updates later this year, as we continue to expand the Billion Dollar Disasters offerings. The next round of additions will include a breakdown of severe weather events by damage type, and the ability to assess smaller but still consequential disasters that fall below the billion-dollar threshold."
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How To Cover Science at Risk – Lessons From Ukraine

The Association of British Science Writers "partnered with Science at Risk, a digital platform and community of Ukrainian scientists affected by Russia’s war, and Olesia Pavlyshyn, a science journalist and Editor-in-Chief of the Ukrainian popular science media 'Kunsht', to prepare some guidelines on what and how to report about science during wartime. The article ... discusses Ukrainian examples, but these can also be applied in other conflict situations."  
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How To Cover Science at Risk – Lessons From Ukraine

Summary:
The Association of British Science Writers "partnered with Science at Risk, a digital platform and community of Ukrainian scientists affected by Russia’s war, and Olesia Pavlyshyn, a science journalist and Editor-in-Chief of the Ukrainian popular science media 'Kunsht', to prepare some guidelines on what and how to report about science during wartime. The article ... discusses Ukrainian examples, but these can also be applied in other conflict situations."  
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March 30, 2026

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Press Briefing: ‘Virtually Impossible Heat’ & the Future of the American West

Covering Climate Now and Climate Central

"Hundreds of records have been shattered across the Western US amid an early spring heatwave found to be “virtually impossible without climate change.” As abnormally hot weather continues, Covering Climate Now and Climate Central hosted a special webinar highlighting the potential long-term impacts to Western snowpacks, water scarcity, and wildfire risks that will linger long after cooler weather arrives. In this press briefing, meteorologists and reporters explained how this extreme heat event offers a glimpse into our climate change future to help equip journalists with a better understanding of how to make the climate connection in their own reporting during the next “heat dome” impacting their region."
  • When: Thursday, March 26, 2026 @ 3 p.m. ET
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Press Briefing: ‘Virtually Impossible Heat’ & the Future of the American West

Summary:
"Hundreds of records have been shattered across the Western US amid an early spring heatwave found to be “virtually impossible without climate change.” As abnormally hot weather continues, Covering Climate Now and Climate Central hosted a special webinar highlighting the potential long-term impacts to Western snowpacks, water scarcity, and wildfire risks that will linger long after cooler weather arrives. In this press briefing, meteorologists and reporters explained how this extreme heat event offers a glimpse into our climate change future to help equip journalists with a better understanding of how to make the climate connection in their own reporting during the next “heat dome” impacting their region."
  • When: Thursday, March 26, 2026 @ 3 p.m. ET
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Covering Climate Now and Climate Central

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Database of Flood Events Helps Cover Catastrophes, Past or Present

Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ)

"A massive trove of mappable water data from the U.S. Geological Survey offers reporters resources to cover present-day flooding threats, compare them to past flood events or help prepare reporting for tomorrow’s disasters. According to the latest Reporter’s Toolbox, its various tools let you pinpoint immediate flooding, map future flood hazards and even configure phone alerts for breaking events."
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Database of Flood Events Helps Cover Catastrophes, Past or Present

Summary:
"A massive trove of mappable water data from the U.S. Geological Survey offers reporters resources to cover present-day flooding threats, compare them to past flood events or help prepare reporting for tomorrow’s disasters. According to the latest Reporter’s Toolbox, its various tools let you pinpoint immediate flooding, map future flood hazards and even configure phone alerts for breaking events."
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Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ)

Author:

Joseph A. Davis

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SEJournal

Date:

November 12, 2025

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