Question 1

What are the key details for the project “NOAA Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database Retirement”?

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The project “NOAA Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database Retirement” is an infrastructure initiative in the Government sector, located in United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

Question 2

What is the latest status of the project “NOAA Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database Retirement”?

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The status recorded for “NOAA Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database Retirement” is retired.

Question 3

Who are the main government, EPC, and private stakeholders for “NOAA Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database Retirement”?

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Taiyo maps the stakeholders of “NOAA Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database Retirement”: government bodies (NOAA).

Question 4

Where can I verify the source and access all details for “NOAA Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database Retirement”?

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This Taiyo project page references Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists along with the original URL (https://thebulletin.org/2025/05/decommissioned-retired-paused-the-weather-climate-and-earth-science-data-the-government-doesnt-want-you-to-see/). Taiyo standardizes official data into a consistent, searchable project profile.

Original status	retired
Taiyo status	Prospective
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

Description	NOAA announced the retirement of the Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database, which has tracked damage from floods, hurricanes, and other large disasters since 1980. This is part of a broader set of data product retirements and decommissions affecting weather and climate data availability.
Original sector	Science and Technology

Record type	Project
Sector	Government
Article published date	2025-05-24

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