2025 Global Flood Events Summary: A World Submerged by Climate Crisis
A comprehensive 2025 global flood events summary, covering devastating impacts in Indonesia, the US, Gaza, and Thailand. Discover how climate hazards redefined the year.
The year 2025 marked a harrowing turning point for global climate safety. From the archipelagos of Southeast Asia to the heartlands of North America, devastating floods redefined the year’s environmental landscape. Pawan Bhattarai, an assistant professor at Tribhuvan University, told Al Jazeera that flooding became the foremost climate hazard of the year, driven by a lethal combination of extreme weather and aging infrastructure.
2025 Global Flood Events Summary: Regional Devastation
Asia bore the brunt of the year's casualties. In Indonesia, floods in December killed at least 961 people across Aceh and Sumatra. Experts link this tragedy to illegal logging and deforestation for palm oil plantations. Nearby, Thailand reported 276 deaths in the same month, with 14 provinces underwater. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka faced Cyclone Ditwah in November, which took 56 lives while the government struggled under IMF-mandated austerity measures.
The Middle East and Africa also faced severe trials. In Gaza, nearly 2 million displaced people were left vulnerable as Storm Byron struck destroyed drainage systems. In Morocco, flash floods killed 37 people in Safi, prompting investigations into infrastructure shortcomings such as poor drainage.
A Record-Breaking Year for the United States
Flooding in the United States has steadily worsened. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), there were 7,074 floods between January and September 2025, causing 242 deaths. This represents a significant jump from the 151 deaths recorded during the same period in 2024. A notable tragedy occurred in July in Texas, where the Guadalupe River rose to 9 meters, breaching record levels and killing over 100 people.
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