Extreme Weather Events in 2025: Heatwaves, Floods, Earthquakes, and Cyclones
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In 2025, global extreme weather events included deadly heatwaves, floods, earthquakes, and cyclones, with India particularly affected by lightning, heat domes, and severe flooding.
2025 witnessed severe natural disasters globally, including deadly heatwaves, massive floods, powerful quakes, and cyclones. India faced a series of punishing disasters, including a lightning outbreak that killed 162 people, a heat dome that caused severe heat stress, and major floods and landslides in the northeast. The year saw significant seismic activity in Delhi-NCR, devastating cloudbursts in Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir, and severe flooding in Punjab and coastal regions.
