In the autumn of 2025, Southeast and South Asia experienced massive floods
Southeast Asia is experiencing massive flooding, with dozens dead and millions evacuated. Since late November 2025, countries in Southeast Asia have been experiencing a major crisis due to torrential rains, a tropical storm, and subsequent floods and landslides. Areas of Indonesia (especially the island of Sumatra), southern Thailand, and northern Malaysia are affected. The death toll in Central Vietnam, caused by floods, flash floods, and landslides following prolonged rainfall, has risen to 55 by November 22, 2025.
The Indian, Eurasian and Arabian continental tectonic plates are still converging and active
The massive tectonic collision that is causing the Himalayas to rise could also split Tibet apart, with the Indian Plate potentially breaking in two, sliding under the Eurasian Plate and tearing Tibet apart. The colorful swirls and streaks that characterize China’s Rainbow Mountains would go unnoticed if not for the massive tectonic collision that created the Himalayas. Also, the Arabian and Eurasian Plates are still converging, and recent research suggests that a chunk of oceanic crust that separated the two plates before they collided is now being torn apart under Iraq and Iran.
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Following the Artemis III mission, which lands the first humans near the lunar south pole, Artemis IV astronauts will live and work on humanity’s first lunar space station, Gateway, opening up new opportunities for science and preparation for human missions to Mars . The mission will combine the complex choreography of multiple launches and dockings of spacecraft in lunar orbit, and will also mark the debut of a larger, more powerful version of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and a new mobile launcher.
Pakistan-India relations are united by air pollution
Delhi and Lahore have been named the most polluted cities in the world. Pakistani Lahore was once called the “city of gardens,” but now most of the trees in this city have been cut down, and in recent decades alone it has lost about 75% of its green spaces. Today, the population of Lahore is more than 13 million people, and the city itself has become one of the most polluted in the world. Scientists note that it will soon become unsuitable for life.
New Delhi was blanketed in toxic smoke from a burning landfill amid extreme heat. The country recorded record high temperatures in more than 120 years
In India, on the outskirts of New Delhi, a landfill burned down. The flames engulfed a mountain of garbage taller than a 17-story building and covering an area of 50 football fields. The Prime Minister of India called on regional governments to pay special attention to fire safety due to the difficult climatic situation in the country.
Roscosmos continues to establish international cooperation in space
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome, intensive preparations have begun at the Vostok launch complex at site No. 31 for the launch of the next batch of spacecraft from the OneWeb satellite company as part of mission No. 38, the Roscosmos press service reports.