The year 2025 went down in history as a point of no return in humanity's climate story. Thousands of catastrophic events occurred - too many to fit into a Top 10 list. In this edition, we're not just showcasing a collection of climate disasters; we're revealing the systemic changes that entered a new, more dangerous phase back in 2025.
Climate disasters struck all continents simultaneously. North America faced record floods in California and storms in New York; South America endured extreme wind gusts of 352 km/h in Argentina and landslides in Peru; Europe was hit by devastating storms from the UK to Turkey; Asia experienced floods in Vietnam and drought in South Korea; Africa saw record floods in Nigeria and drought in Kenya; and Australia was battered by giant hailstorms in Queensland - the planet had fully entered a phase of extreme climate upheaval.
Vietnam experienced a historic flood: at the peak of Bach Ma in Hue, 1,739 mm of rainfall fell in just 24 hours, the second-highest total in the world on record, after the 1966 record. Water levels rose at a rate of 2 meters per hour, forcing people to break through rooftops to escape. In Texas, on the night of July 4, rivers overflowed in just 17 minutes, claiming the lives of 27 children at a summer camp. In Nigeria, flooding in the city of Mokwa took more than 1,000 lives, the worst toll in the past 60 years.
The 2025 records confirm the grim forecast that the number of catastrophic events will increase by 12-15% compared to 2024, while their intensity will continue to grow exponentially.
But the most alarming news isn't the disasters themselves - it's how humans are changing in response, particularly their brains. Nanoplastic, crossing the blood-brain barrier, triggers constant background stress in the brain. People lose their ability to analyze, plan, and think critically. They become less aware of danger and respond to it more poorly. It's a vicious cycle: the climate crisis generates plastic pollution, which undermines the very minds needed to solve the problem.
Scientists from ALLATRA warned about this and proposed solutions that could have given humanity extra time. But these proposals were ignored. The time we lost cannot be recovered. Every day of inaction today costs human lives.
This edition is not an attempt to scare. It's an attempt to show the truth: the climate crisis is already here, and it's changing not only the planet but ourselves. We still have a chance to shape the future, but we must act immediately.
00:00 - Introduction: The Climate Threshold of 2025
01:56 - Storms with Record-Breaking Winds
11:26 - Abnormal Precipitation
19:09 - Drought in South Korea and the Tigris-Euphrates Basin
20:55 - Hail as a Global Threat: From Australia to Latvia
24:40 - Scientific Analysis: How Nanoplastic Is Altering Climate Processes
26:40 - Thunderstorm Activity: Rising Lightning in India and the Arctic
29:20 - Conclusion: The Value of Time and Missed Opportunities
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