{"id":342257,"date":"2024-09-07T10:35:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T08:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=342257"},"modified":"2024-09-07T10:35:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T08:35:07","slug":"house-republicans-press-noaa-over-data-used-to-push-climate-change-narrative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=342257","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans Press NOAA Over Data Used to Push Climate Change Narrative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nick Pope<\/a>
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House Republicans are pressing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) for answers about a signature dataset frequently cited as evidence that climate change is intensifying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Committee wrote<\/a> to NOAA Administrator Richard Spinrad on Wednesday demanding information about several aspects of the agency\u2019s \u201cbillion dollar disasters<\/a>\u201d (BDD) dataset, which the Biden administration has cited to justify its pause<\/a> on natural gas export terminal approvals, among other things. The lawmakers allege that the BDD data may be violating NOAA\u2019s scientific integrity rules, and they also requested clarification on NOAA\u2019s methodology and an explanation as to why the agency does not adjust for variables like GDP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The metric\u2019s critics<\/a> have pointed out that economic statistics are an inappropriate proxy for climate change\u2019s intensity or changing meteorological conditions. For example, identical storms in identical locations at two different times would render different damage totals because of increases in the amount of property in harm\u2019s way and not necessarily because climate change has gotten any worse. (EXCLUSIVE: \u2018Blatant Violations\u2019: Watchdog Challenges Key Data Used By Biden Admin To Push Sweeping Climate Agenda)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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