National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Recently, the NOAA announced that it will stop updating its flagship database tracking the financial costs of climate change-related weather events, including floods, wildfires, hurricanes, and heat waves.

• About NOAA: A U.S. government agency established in 1970 under the Department of Commerce to study Earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and coastal regions impacting the United States.

o Headquarters is located in Washington, D.C.

o Develops tools like the tsunami wave height model, used to map events such as the 2011 Pacific tsunami following the Sendai earthquake in Japan.