In a significant development, the recently revived climate disaster database previously scrapped by Trump has reported unprecedented losses due to weather catastrophes. The first half of the year saw the US face 14 separate billion-dollar weather disasters, accumulating over $101 billion in damages, making it the costliest period on record. Research highlighted a record escalation in costs associated with climate disasters, with notable events including severe wildfires in Los Angeles. This data, now managed by Climate Central rather than the federal government, has brought renewed attention to the economic impact of extreme weather and climate change.