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A colorful food truck parked near the grounds of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.

Study: Natural disasters, pandemic took greater toll on businesses owned by women, minorities and veterans

February 14, 2022

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A colorful food truck parked near the grounds of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.

(Left) Hurricane Ida making landfall in Louisiana, as seen by the GOES-16 satellite on August 29, 2021. (Right) Smoke plumes from numerous California wildfires, as seen from the GOES-17 satellite on August 23, 2021. Ida and the western wildfires were two of the U.S. weather and climate disasters in 2021 that each exceeded $1 billion in damages. A new NOAA tool now pinpoints the risk of natural disasters across the U.S. down to county level.

New NOAA tool pinpoints natural disaster risk down to county level

December 9, 2021

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(Left) Hurricane Ida making landfall in Louisiana, as seen by the GOES-16 satellite on August 29, 2021. (Right) Smoke plumes from numerous California wildfires, as seen from the GOES-17 satellite on August 23, 2021. Ida and the western wildfires were two of the U.S. weather and climate disasters in 2021 that each exceeded $1 billion in damages. A new NOAA tool now pinpoints the risk of natural disasters across the U.S. down to county level.

The social and economic impacts of COVID-19 have battered many small- and medium-sized enterprises, putting millions of jobs in the U.S. at risk. And a year rife with natural disasters (2020) has not helped already struggling businesses.

For businesses, natural disaster planning could help pandemic response

October 19, 2020

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The social and economic impacts of COVID-19 have battered many small- and medium-sized enterprises, putting millions of jobs in the U.S. at risk. And a year rife with natural disasters (2020) has not helped already struggling businesses.

One of the grants will complete the design and implementation for a breakwater and coastal marsh in Mobile Bay, on the east side of the Dauphin Island Causeway (above), in Alabama. It will also create and protect critical coastal marsh habitat and reduce the vulnerability of the only emergency and hurricane evacuation route between the mainland of south Mobile County and Dauphin Island.

More than $43 million in coastal resilience grants announced

March 17, 2020

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One of the grants will complete the design and implementation for a breakwater and coastal marsh in Mobile Bay, on the east side of the Dauphin Island Causeway (above), in Alabama. It will also create and protect critical coastal marsh habitat and reduce the vulnerability of the only emergency and hurricane evacuation route between the mainland of south Mobile County and Dauphin Island.

A fishing boat and crew working in waters off the U.S. Atlantic coastline

Secretary of Commerce allocates $65 million for fishery disasters

February 27, 2020

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A fishing boat and crew working in waters off the U.S. Atlantic coastline

A NOAA navigation response team from New London, CT, surveys the Port of Morehead City, NC, after Hurricane Florence. Photo taken September 19, 2018.

After landfall: 4 ways NOAA is helping your community recover from Florence

September 20, 2018

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A NOAA navigation response team from New London, CT, surveys the Port of Morehead City, NC, after Hurricane Florence. Photo taken September 19, 2018.

A massive wildfire badly burned this property in the Coffey Park neighborhood of Santa Rosa, Calif. Photo captured on October 9, 2017.

2017 was 3rd warmest year on record for U.S.

January 8, 2018

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A massive wildfire badly burned this property in the Coffey Park neighborhood of Santa Rosa, Calif. Photo captured on October 9, 2017.

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NCDC releases 2012 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters information

June 13, 2013

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Flooding in Denham Springs, LA on August 14, 2016.

Louisiana flooding: NOAA collecting aerial images for damage assessment

August 17, 2016

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Flooding in Denham Springs, LA on August 14, 2016.

Hail is product of severe thunderstorms and was responsible for causing widespread damage to homes, businesses and agricultural crops across many parts of Texas in March and April 2016.

U.S. experienced at least 8 billion-dollar disasters so far this year

July 7, 2016

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Hail is product of severe thunderstorms and was responsible for causing widespread damage to homes, businesses and agricultural crops across many parts of Texas in March and April 2016.

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