Just like my Leaf Peeping Maryland map I ran across last week, I happened upon another interesting graphic on Justin Berk, Meteorologist's Facebook page. This one from NOAA detailing the 2024 Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters. The data on this map, which goes through October 2024, is more than striking!
I decided to look up NOAA's website on that subjects and found a wealth of interactives covering 45 years of data: from 1980--2024. Clearly different than the visual I have included here, just from this year. But during that 45 year time period, there have been 400 events, with the cost in damages surpassing $2.785 trillion. On the website, clickable tabs will take through an overview, to disaster mapping by type, risk mapping, climate date, statistics, FAQs, and more. The wealth of date here is immense and you can spend a lot of time researching and analyzing the many climate events we have had--both from an overview stance and by year.
This database of interactives for Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters is only one part of NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. Other data-centric tools they have available include:
- Resources for Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers
- Frost Protected Shallow Foundations
- Climate Monitoring Tools
- Climate at a Glance
- Residential Energy Demand Temperature Index (REDTI)
- Launch Crop Moisture Stress Index (CMSI)
Environmental data nerds (like me)--go forth and get lost in all the info!
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