The database is being dropped due to shifting priorities and staffing changes, the agency said. (Credit: Mike Mareen/Adobe Stock)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on Thursday that it’s retiring its billion-dollar disaster database, a tool relied on by insurers, local governments, researchers and the public.
The agency said the move was “in alignment with evolving priorities, statutory mandates and staffing changes.”
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