Government Watchdog Files Complaint Over ‘Scientific Violations’ In NOAA’s Disasters Report
by Kevin Killough 12 hours ago in Extreme Weather, News Reading Time: 4 mins read
Protect The Public’s Trust (PPT), a government watchdog group, filed a complaint Wednesday with the U.S. Department of Commerce, requesting an investigation into what PPT says are “apparent scientific violations” [over] how the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) collects and reports climate-related natural disasters that exceed $1 billion in damages. [emphasis, links added]
Since 1980, NOAA has reported an annual tally of the number of climate-related natural disasters in the U.S. that cause damages exceeding $1 billion after adjusting for inflation.
According to NOAA’s calculations, the U.S. averaged 8.5 such events between 1980 and 2023. In the last five years, however, the average reported by the agency is 20.4 events.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/government-watchdog-files-complaint-over-scientific-violations-in-noaas-disasters-report/
