The private sector stepped in where government pulled back, reviving the billion-dollar climate disaster database: Climate Central recorded 23 weather and climate disasters costing over $1 billion each in 2025, with total damages reaching $115 billion. The revived database tracks losses from events like wildfires, tornadoes, droughts, and floods, showing that extreme weather is becoming more frequent and more expensive. With the time between major disasters shrinking dramatically compared with past decades, the data highlights how climate change, population growth, and urban expansion are combining to amplify risk for communities and economies across the US.

Private sector revives the climate disaster database Trump tried to squash | CNN