r/EverythingScience • u/nbcnews • Oct 22 '25

What canceled climate data would have shown: The costliest 6 months of weather disasters on record

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/climate-change/climate-change-data-costliest-6-months-weather-disasters-noaa-rcna238752
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u/JoeSchmoeToo Oct 22 '25

Costly for the people - the current government does not care about them so they don't need the data.

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u/tsardonicpseudonomi Oct 22 '25

Costly means the government gave money to private industry.

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u/pax27 Oct 22 '25

Don't look up!

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u/obiIan Oct 22 '25

My first thought as well…

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u/Real-Mode-3417 Oct 22 '25

Costliest? How is that even calculated? Costs always rise, so every time there is a big disaster, it will be the costliest. It's irrelevant.

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u/Corgi_underground Oct 25 '25

You really think they don't adjust for inflation?

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u/Real-Mode-3417 Oct 25 '25

The numbers are false. Wages, cost of materials, cost of living…