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Floods kill thousands, militaries mobilise

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Flooding and landslides across South and Southeast Asia killed more than 1,000 people, displaced millions and prompted Indonesia and Sri Lanka to deploy their militaries to aid relief.

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We’ve always had floods – but as the world warms, they’re becoming more intense and more severe.

We’re all in harms way – but those who don’t have a safe place to live, or can’t take food and water for granted, are always most vulnerable.
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after floods leave hundreds dead and many missing
The president says it is the "most challenging natural disaster" in the country's history.
www.bbc.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Floods Have Killed at Least 1,200 in Southern Asia. Here’s What to Know. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/w...
Floods Have Killed at Least 1,200 in Southern Asia. Here’s What to Know.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Instrument Readings:

1.51°C (ERA5) - 12-month running mean above preindustrial

425.76 ppm global CO2 concentrations year-to-date

Heating rate ~0.3°C/decade

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Current government emission reduction targets (NDCs): 75% certain 2°C will be crossed.

We are on a highway to hell.
November 30: Awful situation across parts of South & Southeast Asia as two cyclones spawned extreme flooding and landslides that have left more than 1,000 people dead.

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- Sri Lanka: >334 dead

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- Thailand: >162 dead; >$1bn economic loss
- Indonesia: >505 dead
- Malaysia: >3 dead
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Floods across Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka have killed nearly 1,000 people in less than a week.
Rescue efforts under way after severe floods across Asia kill nearly 1,000
Floods across Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka have killed nearly 1,000 people in less than a week.
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Und je länger wir den überfälligen Ausstieg aus fossilen Brennstoffen verzögern, umso schlimmer wird es.
December 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Reposted by Katja Rietzler

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Hunderte Tote nach Überschwemmungen in Asien#Indonesien#SriLanka#Thailand
Hunderte Tote nach Überschwemmungen in Asien
Tausende Menschen verloren durch die Überflutungen ihr Zuhause, Hunderte gelten als vermisst.
www.tagesschau.de
December 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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400 niños de un colegio de Catarroja afectado por la dana, sin la calefacción a 5 grados en las aulas www.eldiario.es/1_c3680f?utm...
400 niños de un colegio de Catarroja afectado por la dana, sin la calefacción a 5 grados en las aulas
La presidenta de la Asociación de Madres y Padres (Ampa) del colegio público Vil·la Romana, Nerea García, lamenta que la pérdida de gas de la caldera nueva instalada tras la riada imposibilita su uso ...
www.eldiario.es
December 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM