Extreme weath­er as a result of cli­mate change has caused dis­as­ters and cat­a­stro­phes around the globe. In mid-2023, flash floods inun­dat­ed roads and dis­placed mil­lions in the US, South Korea, Pak­istan and Turkey. Asia has seen more than 100 deaths dur­ing this year’s extreme mon­soon sea­son. In North­ern India, fatal floods fol­low­ing heavy rains result­ed in the deaths of 22 peo­ple. In Indone­sia, severe floods in April 2023 struck Cen­tral Kali­man­tan Province, impact­ing 16,234 peo­ple. Numer­ous homes and pub­lic build­ings were also affect­ed. In our research, we looked at how extreme weath­er had impact­ed urban areas.