Faizan Arif
Faizan Arif, professionally known as 'Kashmir Weather', is an independent weather forecaster and a columinst. He provides weather service information to many media companies and agencies along with some agricultural sectors. He has been interviewed by several radio stations, newspapers, and TV channels for his skills and work. He writes a column for Kashmir Observer, a leading newspaper in Jammu and Kashmir (union territory). His view has been quoted by Voice of America, the oldest and largest U.S.-funded international broadcaster.
Life and Career
Originally from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Faizan started his career with an Instagram account in 2017.[1] He then started providing forecasts on other social media platforms, such as Twitter, Facebook, Telegram and YouTube. Currently, he is enrolled in the Bachelor of Science degree program in Physics at the Amity University, Noida Uttar Pradesh.[2] He first gained recognition after being interviewed by The Kashmir Monitor, Greater Kashmir, Rising Kashmir, Kashmir Life and subsequently by The Citizen, India’s first independent online daily.[3] Following his appearance on 95 fm Tadka, Red FM 93.5 and Radio Mirchi, Faizan became a focal point for many newspapers and media outlets. It did not take him long to appear in national newspapers, portals and news channels like Hindustan Times, India Times, Good News Today and ETV Network.[4][5] He provides weather information mainly for Jammu and Kashmir regions to various state newspapers and media groups. For his accurate weather predictions, Hindustan Times gave him the sobriquet “weather spotter” of Kashmir.[4]
In November 2020, he released a long-range weather forecast for Jammu and Kashmir for winter 2020-2021, the first for the Union Territory. His weather analysis are being shared by Press Trust of India, The Indian Express, India TV, Live Hindustan, and other media houses.[6][7][8] Besides The Third Pole, Voice of America, Mongabay and News9Live, he has been quoted in dozens of other publications.[9][10][11] The World Meteorological Organization honored him with an honorable mention for its WMO 2022 calendar competition.[12] At present, he works as a weather columnist for Kashmir Observer.[13]
References
- ↑ Masoodi, Minhaj (2021-10-27). "Weatherman Jr". Kashmir Life. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ↑ Malik, Saqib. "Next-gen weatherman becomes social media sensation". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ↑ "For 22-year-old Faizan from Srinagar, weather forecasting is passion". Rising Kashmir. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Meet Kashmir's 'weather spotter', who is helping thousands with his accurate predictions". Hindustan Times. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ "کشمیر کا نوجوان ماہر موسمیات فیضان عارف". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ PTI (2022-08-03). "Srinagar records highest rainfall in June-July in 122 years". ThePrint. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ "India Monsoon Updates: No Red alert in Kerala, Orange alert in 11 districts; 11 killed amid rain in Karnataka". The Indian Express. 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ Mitra, Hritika (2022-04-04). "J&K: Srinagar records warmest March in 131 years". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ "Extreme Weather Events in Kashmir Blamed on Climate Change". VOA. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ "Dual threat of drought-like conditions and flash floods puts Kashmir Valley's food security at risk". Mongabay-India. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ Staff, News9 (2022-06-29). "Kashmir's climate extremes: How sudden incessant rains move the region from fears of drought to flood-like situation". NEWS9LIVE. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ World Meteorological Organization (2020-11-12), Autumn Effect, retrieved 2022-09-12
- ↑ KO (2022-09-02). "Electric Transport: Kashmir's Answer to Air Pollution & Climate Change?". Kashmir Observer. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
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