The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released its State of the Climate in Asia 2025 report on June 17 at Paro in Bhutan, warning that Asia has warmed faster than the global average in recent decades. The warming trend between 1991 and 2025 was approximately twice that observed between 1961 and 1990. The continent in 2025 experienced intense heat, drought, retreating glaciers, high ocean temperatures and marine heatwaves, underscoring the need for early warning and coordinated regional action. The report was produced in collaboration with National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, international data centres, climate research institutions and UN partners. Its co-lead authors are Sreejith Op of the India Meteorological Department and Peiqun Zhang of the China Meteorological Administration. All 23 monitored glaciers in high-mountain Asia lost mass due to above-average temperatures and below-average winter snow, threatening long-term water security and triggering glacial lake outburst floods and glacier collapses. Ocean heat content set a new record in 2025 relative to the 1960-present series, and sea level reached its highest since records began in 1999. Along the Indian subcontinent, sea level rose 4.9 mm per year over 1999-2025, faster than the global mean of 3.6 mm/year. South Asia was inordinately affected by sea-level rise, ocean acidification and flooding. Pakistan recorded 1,037 flood-related deaths, while Cyclone Ditwah killed 640 people in Sri Lanka in November. The report stressed impact-based forecasting and 24-hour warning lead time.