"Flooding has become the world's foremost climate hazard', according to experts. So what do we do about it? Devastating floods ravaged multiple regions of the world in 2025, from Southeast Asia to North America and the Middle East. We asked climate experts what is causing the devastation and what governments should be doing to prevent the situation from becoming even worse in the coming year."
"Gaza Heavy downpours and freezing temperatures continue to ravage Gaza, where nearly 2 million people have been displaced during two years of Israeli bombardment that has destroyed much of the Strip. Many people in Gaza are living in tents amidst rubble from destroyed homes and are largely unprotected from the strong winds and rain. On Saturday, a polar low-pressure weather system carried particularly heavy rain and strong winds to the Gaza Strip. According to meteorologist Laith al-Allami, this is the third such system to affect the territory in the past few weeks."
Major floods struck multiple regions in 2025, making flooding the foremost climate hazard worldwide. Heavy downpours and polar low-pressure systems produced intense rainfall, strong winds and freezing conditions that destroyed homes and infrastructure. In Gaza, nearly two million people remained displaced and many lived in tents amid rubble, exposed to storms and cold; successive systems and Storm Byron caused deaths, injuries and widespread service failures. Governments and emergency services activated alerts and response measures while large numbers of households lacked basic services, underscoring urgent needs for early warning, resilient infrastructure and humanitarian support.
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