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"There is a 7% chance that 2025 will rank as the warmest year on record."

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"2025 will be moderately cooler than 2024."

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"Don't count 2025 out in the race for hottest year."

"The global mean temperature in 2025 is expected to surpass the earlier record set during the exceptionally strong 2014-2016 El Niño."

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The Trump administration discontinued the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database in May 2025, citing evolving priorities and staffing changes, while Climate Central revived the tracking system.</span

The Trump administration discontinued the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database in May 2025, citing evolving priorities and staffing changes, while Climate Central revived the tracking system.

Adam Smith, who led NOAA's billion-dollar disaster program for 15 years before resigning in May, now continues the work at Climate Central using the same methodology and data sources that the federal government previously employed.</span

Adam Smith, who led NOAA's billion-dollar disaster program for 15 years before resigning in May, now continues the work at Climate Central using the same methodology and data sources that the federal government previously employed.

Fourteen separate weather disasters caused $101.4 billion in damages during the first six months of 2025, making it the most expensive first half of any year since tracking began in 1980, according to the revived database.</span

Fourteen separate weather disasters caused $101.4 billion in damages during the first six months of 2025, making it the most expensive first half of any year since tracking began in 1980, according to the revived database.

The Los Angeles wildfires in January caused approximately $61.2 billion in damages, destroying nearly 20,000 properties and becoming the costliest wildfires in United States history, nearly doubling the previous record.</span

The Los Angeles wildfires in January caused approximately $61.2 billion in damages, destroying nearly 20,000 properties and becoming the costliest wildfires in United States history, nearly doubling the previous record.

The average number of billion-dollar disasters increased from three events annually in the 1980s to 19 events per year in the last decade, with population growth in vulnerable areas contributing to rising damage costs.</span

The average number of billion-dollar disasters increased from three events annually in the 1980s to 19 events per year in the last decade, with population growth in vulnerable areas contributing to rising damage costs.

Multiple organizations including the American Academy of Actuaries and Congressional Democrats called for the database's restoration, emphasizing its importance for tracking climate-related disaster costs affecting insurance markets.</span

Multiple organizations including the American Academy of Actuaries and Congressional Democrats called for the database's restoration, emphasizing its importance for tracking climate-related disaster costs affecting insurance markets.

Climate Central Revives Weather Disaster Database After Trump Cuts

Climate Central Revives Weather Disaster Database After Trump Cuts

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