2025 was a year of unprecedented natural disasters, from the catastrophic 8.8 Kamchatka megaquake to the record-breaking Hurricane Melissa. As climate change accelerates, we look back at the deadliest calamities that redefined 2025. In this 2025 year-ender, we chronicle the most destructive events that shook the globe. We begin with the unusual winter wildfires in Los Angeles that caused $65 billion in damages, followed by the tragic 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar and the "100-year" Texas f

A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck Shigatse, one of Tibet’s holiest cities, on Tuesday morning. Chinese state media reports at least 95 people have been killed while 130 more have been injured and several buildings have collapsed in surrounding areas. Aftershocks could be felt in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and India. | TaiwanPlus News