{"id":300712,"date":"2025-12-01T18:05:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T18:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cyclones-and-monsoon-rains-combine-to-devastate-parts-of-asia\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T18:05:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T18:05:17","slug":"cyclones-and-monsoon-rains-combine-to-devastate-parts-of-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cyclones-and-monsoon-rains-combine-to-devastate-parts-of-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclones and monsoon rains combine to devastate parts of Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/934dE6JJdAY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Cyclones and monsoon rains combine to devastate parts of Asia\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/934dE6JJdAY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are facing the largest and most challenging natural disaster in our history.\u201d<br \/>\nSubscribe \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>This is what President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said after Sri Lanka was hit by Cyclone Ditwah, the worst extreme weather event the country has suffered in two decades.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka is not alone: tropical cyclones have combined with heavy monsoon rains to lay waste to swathes of Asia, killing more than 1,000 people and leaving many more homeless.<\/p>\n<p>The heavy rains that often sweep through the region at this time of year have been exacerbated by the rare formation of two tropical cyclones \u2013 Koto and Senyar \u2013 which have helped fuel the rains by bringing in more moist, warm air.<\/p>\n<p>Human-caused climate breakdown has increased the occurrence of the most intense and destructive tropical cyclones, though the overall number a year has not changed globally. This is because warming oceans provide more energy, producing stronger storms. Extreme rainfall from tropical cyclones has increased substantially, as warmer air holds more water vapour.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about how cyclones and monsoon rains combined to devastate parts of Asia by heading to the link \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/dec\/01\/asia-floods-visual-guide-flooding-extreme-weather-cyclones-monsoon<\/p>\n<p>#cylone #monsoon #srilanka #cycloneditwah #thailand #cyclonekoto #cyclonesenyar #climatecrisis #climatechange<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe are facing the largest and most challenging natural disaster in our history.\u201d Subscribe \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 This is what President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said after Sri Lanka was hit by Cyclone Ditwah, the worst extreme weather event the country has suffered in two decades. 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