2025 MARKED BY EXTREME HEAT, RECORD TEMPERATURES AND WIDESPREAD IMPACTS

Wed 24 December 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin met Tuesday with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra in Moscow, according to Syria’s official news agency SANA. The meeting addressed a range of political, military and economic issues of mutual concern, with a particular focus on strategic cooperation in the military […]

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POOR RAINY SEASONS DEEPEN DROUGHT RISKS ACROSS HORN OF AFRICA: UN

Fri 19 December 2025: The October-December 2025 rainy season has “essentially failed” across the eastern Horn of Africa, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday, raising concerns of a sharp deterioration in food security during the first half of 2026. Cyril Ferrand, resilience team leader for Eastern Africa at FAO, told reporters […]

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THOUSANDS OF GLACIERS TO MELT EACH YEAR BY MIDCENTURY, STUDY FINDS

Wed 17 December 2025: Scientists say up to 4,000 glaciers could melt annually if global warming is not curbed. The world could lose thousands of glaciers each year over the coming decades unless global warming is curbed, leaving only a fraction remaining by the end of the century, scientists warn. A scientific study published on Monday in […]

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2025 ON TRACK TO TIE FOR SECOND HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD, EU MONITOR SAYS

Sat 13 December 2025: This year ‘virtually certain’ to end up second or third warmest on record, Copernicus Climate Change Service says.  The year 2025 is on track to be the second hottest on record, Europe’s climate monitor has said, in the latest warning that the planet’s climate is headed towards a catastrophic point of […]

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US WARNS OF POWERFUL GEOMAGNETIC STORM FOLLOWING SOLAR ERUPTION

Wed 03 December 2025: US space weather forecasters have issued a geomagnetic storm watch for December 3–4, warning of possible minor disruptions to power grids, satellite operations, and high-frequency communications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center classified the alert as a G2 level on Monday, meaning “moderate” storm conditions are […]

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OVER 1,140 DEAD AS DEVASTATING FLOODS SWEEP INDONESIA, SRI LANKA, AND THAILAND

Tue 02 December 2025: The death toll from the ongoing floods and landslides in four countries in South and Southeast Asia climbed to over 1,400, as hundreds are still missing amid continued search and rescue operations, according to data shared by local governments. Unprecedented floods, landslides, storms, and cyclones have wreaked havoc across Indonesia, Malaysia, […]

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EXTREME HEAT THREAT TO ENGULF 90% OF SOUTH ASIA’S POPULATION BY 2030

Tue 25 November 2025: According to a new World Bank report released on Monday, by 2030, around 90% of people in South Asia could face extreme heat risks, while nearly 25% may be vulnerable to severe flooding. The report, titled “From Risk to Resilience: Helping People and Firms Adapt in South Asia,” based on case […]

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COP30 REJECTS FOSSIL FUEL PHASE-OUT AMID OPEN PROTESTS FROM SOME COUNTRIES

Sun 23 November 2025: The UN climate change conference, COP30, concluded Saturday in Brazil without a clear commitment to phase out fossil fuels, igniting immediate open protests from dozens of countries that warned that the summit’s final draft undermines the global fight to limit warming to 1.5°C (2.7°F). The draft agreement, proposed by the Brazilian […]

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