New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- Climate change is among the most urgent issues facing humanity and every passing year means less time remains to steer the world away from climate catastrophe. According to Climate Central, in the first six months of 2025, the US alone witnessed 14 climate disasters each costing a billion dollars, the Los Angeles wildfires being the most headline grabbing, with damages crossing US$ 60 billion. In the Caribbean, the record breaking Atlantic hurricane season produced Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm that devastated Jamaica, causing damage equivalent to 40% of the country's GDP. In November, a series of overlapping tropical storms triggered catastrophic flooding and landslides across southeast Asia, leaving 1,500 d...