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Improved elevation data indicate far greater global threats from sea level rise and coastal flooding than previously understood.
Decades of Disaster Data
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We dive deep into NOAA’s four decades of disaster data.
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2020 Snow Report
Snowfall has been decreasing in the spring and fall seasons across much of the U.S. but with clear regional differences
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SEA LEVEL RISE AND NFL CITY WARMING TRENDS
This year's Super Bowl stadium could experience occasional flooding from sea level rise by 2070.
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Program on Sea Level Rise
Search by city, state or zip code to track the risk of flooding in your area.
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State: Bar graph of billion-dollar disasters by decade (2020)
With four decades of disaster data, the trend is not our friend. Billion-dollar weather and climate disasters are rising in most states, even after adjusting for inflation
National map: Number of Disasters by State (2020)
Can you guess which state has experienced the most billion-dollar climate disasters? See NOAA’s 40-year dataset
National map: top disaster by state (2020)
Not all disasters are created equal—check which type of billion-dollar weather and climate disaster has occurred the most in your state.
National: Bar graph of overall U.S. billion-dollar disasters by decade (2020)
The 2010s had the most billion-dollar disasters in 34 of 52 states and territories (65%)
2020 Local Snow Trends by Season
Snowfall has been decreasing in the spring and fall seasons across much of the U.S.
2020 National Snowfall Trend Map
Clear regional differences in snowfall trends nationwide.
2020 Super Bowl: Sea Level Rise Flood Risk
All cities with NFL teams have warmed over the last 50 years due to climate change. And the stadium where the Super Bowl is being played could experience occasional flooding from sea level rise by 2070.
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Report: Flooded Future: Global vulnerability to sea level rise worse than previously understood
New elevation data show that by midcentury frequent coastal flooding will rise higher than areas currently home to hundreds of millions of people.
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As summers heat up, the air we breathe is increasingly at risk of becoming unhealthy, despite decades of air quality improvements.
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America’s inland streams, the Great Lakes, and coastal waters are heating up—spelling trouble for fish and the nation’s $46.1 billion dollar recreational fishing industry.
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Prescribed burns — an important tool for reducing wildfire risk — are being unevenly applied across the country.
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