According to the database, there were 403 weather and climate disasters totally at least $1 billion in the United States since 1980, totaling more than $2.945 trillion. As of April 8, there had ...

The database has tracked 403 billion-dollar disasters in the U.S. since 1980, totaling more than $2.945 trillion in damages.

The database, which will reportedly contain information about both U.S.-born and naturalized citizens, will use data pulled from the Social Security Administration and immigration databases.

The Trump administration has changed course and is moving ahead with work to develop a new database that would provide Americans with precise estimates of their flash flood risk in a warming world.

For example, reinsurance company Swiss Re reported April 29 that global insured losses in 2025 are on course to reach $145 billion, with a 5% to 7% annual growth rate.