From late November to early December 2025, Sri Lanka experienced its most severe flooding in decades following the passage of Cyclone Ditwah. The system brought prolonged and intense rainfall, triggering deadly landslides in the central hill country and widespread inundation across 25 districts. According to the Joint Rapid Needs Assessment (JRNA) released on 02 December, the disaster has resulted in catastrophic impacts with 410 confirmed fatalities and hundreds reported missing.
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The Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) was set up by the General Assembly in 1959 to govern the exploration and use of space for the benefit of all humanity: for peace, security and development. The Committee was tasked with reviewing international cooperation in peaceful uses of outer space, studying space-related activities that could be undertaken by the United Nations, encouraging space research programmes, and studying legal problems arising from the exploration of outer space.
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The Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) was set up by the General Assembly in 1959. Since its establishment, the Committee's membership has continued to expand.
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The Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) was set up by the General Assembly in 1959. Since its establishment, the Committee's membership has continued to expand.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on 28 October 2025 as a Category 5 storm, bringing extreme rainfall, destructive winds, and severe storm surge that triggered widespread flooding and landslides across the island. According to the U.S.
Vandenberg Space Force Base, 17 November 2025 – The Copernicus Sentinel-6B satellite launched at 06:21 CET aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, marking the arrival of the latest satellite dedicated to monitoring global sea-level rise. The spacecraft entered orbit just under an hour after liftoff, and ESA’s European Space Operations Centre received its first signal at 07:54 CET via the Inuvik ground station in Canada, confirming the satellite was functioning as expected.
