Extreme Weather

UNESCO Warns of Rising Flood Risks to Jordan’s Petra Site ………… A 2025 report by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has warned that climate-related water risks are increasingly threatening World Heritage sites, including Jordan’s ancient city of…

Arctic Seals Face Increased Extinction Risk Amid Rapid Warming and Human Activity ———————————— The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the global average, putting its seal populations under heightened threat, Anadolu Agency reported. The International Union for Conservation…

2025 Nears Top of Global Heat Records as Climate Action Falters ………… 2025 is set to be among the hottest years ever recorded, with rising temperatures driving extreme weather events as global efforts to curb climate change continue to stall.…

Study Finds Majority of Global Coastal Settlements Moving Inland as Climate Risks Rise …………… More than half of the world’s coastal settlements have shifted inland over the past three decades as climate-related risks intensify, according to a new international study…

Arctic Records Hottest Year as Scientists Warn Winter Is Being Redefined ————————————————- The Arctic experienced a year of record-breaking heat and shrinking sea ice from October 2024 to September 2025, according to The Guardian citing the US National Oceanic and…

Study Warns Rapid Glacier Loss Could Accelerate Without Climate Action ………….. The world risks losing thousands of glaciers each year in the coming decades unless global warming is significantly reduced, according to a new scientific study reported by Al Jazeera.…

Record Share of Category 5 Storms Marks Alarming 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season ………. The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season closed with an unprecedented number of Category 5 storms, pointing to intensifying climate-related risks, Carrier Management reported. Researchers at MS Amlin said…

Multi-Storm Weather System Drives Deadly Flooding Across Southeast Asia ……… Severe flooding in Thailand has left more than 170 people dead, prompting an apology from the prime minister, who acknowledged that the government had failed to adequately protect citizens, The…

Floods Ravage Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka, Claiming Over 1,000 Lives ……. Sri Lanka and Indonesia have deployed their militaries to assist victims of floods that have killed more than 1,000 people across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Malaysia in…

Cyclone Ditwah Death Toll in Sri Lanka Rises as Massive Flooding Continues …………. Sri Lanka’s death toll from Cyclone Ditwah has climbed to 212, with 218 people still missing, Reuters reported. Nearly one million residents have been affected by severe…