NOAA kept a database of disasters that exceeded $1 billion in damage since 1980, but the agency halted the project amid funding cuts in May.

It's almost like people don't want you to know just how bad things are disaster wise by cutting funding so you can actually have a real appraisal regarding your lives. 

 

When you bury your head in the sand you are more likely to be hit by a truck you don't see coming. 

 

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NOAA kept a database of disasters that exceeded $1 billion in damage since 1980, but the agency halted the project amid funding cuts in May.

NOAA kept a database of disasters that exceeded $1 billion in damage since 1980, but the agency halted the project amid funding cuts.