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'''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 gained recognition from being interviewed by various local and national news channels, newspapers and radio stations. As an expert on weather, he writes a column for Kashmir Observer, a leading newspaper in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. His view has been quoted by [[Voice of America]], the oldest and largest U.S.-funded international broadcaster.
'''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)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. His view has been quoted by [[Voice of America]], the oldest and largest U.S.-funded international broadcaster.


== Life and Career ==
== Life and Career ==
Originally from [[Srinagar]], Jammu and Kashmir, Faizan started his career with an [[Instagram]] account in 2017.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Masoodi |first=Minhaj |date=2021-10-27 |title=Weatherman Jr |url=https://kashmirlife.net/weatherman-jr-vol-13-issue-30-278116/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Kashmir Life |language=en-GB}}</ref> With the success of his Instagram handle, he started providing forecasts on other social media platforms, such as [[Twitter]], [[Facebook]], [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] and [[YouTube]]. Currently, he is enrolled in the Bachelor of Science degree program in Physics at the [[Amity University, Noida|Amity University Uttar Pradesh]]. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Hassan |first=Raashid |date=2021-05-22 |title=Srinagar boy studying in Lucknow is Kashmir’s go-to weatherman in rainy days |url=https://kashmirreader.com/2021/05/23/srinagar-boy-studying-in-lucknow-is-kashmirs-go-to-weatherman-in-rainy-days/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Kashmir Reader}}</ref> He first gained recognition after being interviewed by The Kashmir Monitor, [[Greater Kashmir]], [[Rising Kashmir]], [[Kashmir Life]] and subsequently by [https://www.thecitizen.in/ The Citizen], India’s first independent online daily.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-18 |title=‘Kal kaisa mausam hoga?’: Ask Faizan, Kashmir’s other Sonam Lotus - The Kashmir Monitor |url=https://www.thekashmirmonitor.net/kal-kya-mausam-hoga-ask-faizan-kashmirs-other-sonam-lotus/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Malik |first=Saqib |title=Next-gen weatherman becomes social media sensation |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/life-style/next-gen-weatherman-becomes-social-media-sensation |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Greater Kashmir |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-30 |title=For 22-year-old Faizan from Srinagar, weather forecasting is passion |url=https://www.risingkashmir.com/-For-22-year-old-Faizan-from-Srinagar--weather-forecasting-is-passion--69303 |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Rising Kashmir |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=PATHAK |first=MRINAL |date=2020-10-09 |title=A Kashmiri Teenager Whose Weather Forecasts are Followed by Thousands Everyday |url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/9/19471/A-Kashmiri-Teenager-Whose-Weather-Forecasts-are-Followed-by-Thousands-Everyday-- |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=www.thecitizen.in |language=en}}</ref> Following his appearance on 95 fm Tadka, [[Red FM 93.5|Red fm 93.5]] and [[Radio Mirchi]], Faizan became a focal point for many newspapers and media outlets.[https://twitter.com/RJNASIROFFICIAL/status/1374203140954746880?s=19][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPsDCJQWfe4] It did not take him long to appear in national newspapers, portals and news channels like [[Hindustan Times]], [https://www.indiatimes.com/ India Times], [https://www.gnttv.com/ Good News Today] and [[ETV Network|ETV Bharat]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-22 |title=Meet Kashmir’s ‘weather spotter’, who is helping thousands with his accurate predictions |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/meet-kashmir-s-weather-spotter-who-is-helping-thousands-with-his-accurate-predictions-101647891996147.html |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-24 |title=Meet Kashmir’s ‘New Weatherman’ Who Predicts Most Accurate Weather |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/meet-kashmirs-new-weatherman-who-predicts-most-accurate-weather-567783.html |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=IndiaTimes |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Exclusive: जानिए कश्मीर के Weatherman कहे जाने वाले फैजान के बारे में, मौसम का लगाते हैं सबसे सटीक अनुमान |url=https://www.gnttv.com/offbeat/story/exclusive-know-about-faizan-arif-keng-who-called-weatherman-kashmir-gives-most-accurate-estimates-weather-367732-2022-04-25 |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Good News Today |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=کشمیر کا نوجوان ماہر موسمیات فیضان عارف |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/urdu/national/state/srinagar/independent-weatherman-of-kashmir-faizan-arif/na20210504210237845 |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=ETV Bharat News}}</ref> 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 of “weather spotter” of Kashmir.<ref name=":1" />
Originally from [[Srinagar]], Jammu and Kashmir, Faizan started his career with an [[Instagram]] account in 2017.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Masoodi |first=Minhaj |date=2021-10-27 |title=Weatherman Jr |url=https://kashmirlife.net/weatherman-jr-vol-13-issue-30-278116/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Kashmir Life |language=en-GB}}</ref> He then started providing forecasts on other social media platforms, such as [[Twitter]], [[Facebook]], [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] and [[YouTube]]. Currently, he is enrolled in the Bachelor of Science degree program in Physics at the [[Amity University, Noida|Amity University Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malik |first=Saqib |title=Next-gen weatherman becomes social media sensation |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/life-style/next-gen-weatherman-becomes-social-media-sensation |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=Greater Kashmir |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-30 |title=For 22-year-old Faizan from Srinagar, weather forecasting is passion |url=https://www.risingkashmir.com/-For-22-year-old-Faizan-from-Srinagar--weather-forecasting-is-passion--69303 |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Rising Kashmir |language=en-GB}}</ref> Following his appearance on 95 fm Tadka, [[Red FM 93.5|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|ETV Bharat]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-22 |title=Meet Kashmir’s ‘weather spotter’, who is helping thousands with his accurate predictions |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/meet-kashmir-s-weather-spotter-who-is-helping-thousands-with-his-accurate-predictions-101647891996147.html |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=کشمیر کا نوجوان ماہر موسمیات فیضان عارف |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/urdu/national/state/srinagar/independent-weatherman-of-kashmir-faizan-arif/na20210504210237845 |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=ETV Bharat News}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1" />


In November 2020, he released a long-range weather forecast for Jammu and Kashmir for winter 2020-2021, the first for the Union Territory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ganaie |first=Jahangeer |title=Meet Faizan Arif: New 'weatherman' of Kashmir {{!}} KNO |url=http://www.kashmirnewsobserver.com/jammu-and-kashmir/meet-faizan-arif-new-weatherman-of-kashmir-kno-67505 |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Kashmir News Observer}}</ref> His weather analysis are being shared by [[Press Trust of India]], [[The Indian Express]], [[India TV]], [https://www.livehindustan.com/ Live Hindustan], and other media houses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2022-08-03 |title=Srinagar records highest rainfall in June-July in 122 years |url=https://theprint.in/india/srinagar-records-highest-rainfall-in-june-july-in-122-years/1067874/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=World |first=Republic |title=Srinagar records highest rainfall in June-July in 122 years |url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/city-news/srinagar-records-highest-rainfall-in-june-july-in-122-years-articleshow.html |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Republic World |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title=India Monsoon Updates: No Red alert in Kerala, Orange alert in 11 districts; 11 killed amid rain in Karnataka |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-monsoon-live-updates-imd-rainfall-floods-8064912/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitra |first=Hritika |date=2022-04-04 |title=J&K: Srinagar records warmest March in 131 years |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/jammu-and-kashmir-srinagar-records-warmest-march-in-131-years-maximum-temperatures-summer-2022-04-04-767679 |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=श्रीनगर: 131 सालों में सबसे गर्म रहा मार्च, घाटी में शुरू हुई रिकॉर्ड तोड़ गर्मी |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/jammu-and-kashmir/story-srinagar-recorded-warmest-march-in-131-years-meteorological-department-said-htgp-6191161.html |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Hindustan |language=hindi}}</ref> Besides [https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/about/ The Third Pole], [[Voice of America]], [[Mongabay]] and [[News9Live]], he has been quoted in dozens of other publications.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-12 |title=Heatwave in Kashmir spells difficult future for pastoralists |url=https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/livelihoods/heatwave-in-kashmir-spells-difficult-future-for-pastoralists/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=The Third Pole |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Extreme Weather Events in Kashmir Blamed on Climate Change |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/extreme-weather-events-in-kashmir-blamed-on-climate-change-/6723930.html |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=VOA |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-12 |title=Dual threat of drought-like conditions and flash floods puts Kashmir Valley's food security at risk |url=https://india.mongabay.com/2022/07/dual-threat-of-drought-like-conditions-and-flash-floods-puts-kashmir-valleys-food-security-at-risk/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Mongabay-India |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=News9 |date=2022-06-29 |title=Kashmir's climate extremes: How sudden incessant rains move the region from fears of drought to flood-like situation |url=https://www.news9live.com/india/kashmirs-climate-extremes-how-sudden-incessant-rains-move-the-region-from-fears-of-drought-to-flood-like-situation-179525 |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=NEWS9LIVE |language=en}}</ref> The [[World Meteorological Organization]] honored him with an honorable mention for its WMO 2022 calendar competition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=📷 In addition to the... - World Meteorological Organization |url=https://www.facebook.com/71741701887/posts/-in-addition-to-the-14-winning-photos-we-also-selected-12-amazing-photos-for-hon/10159186664311888/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=World Meteorological Organization |title=Autumn Effect |date=2020-11-12 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/worldmeteorologicalorganization/51387252722/ |access-date=2022-09-12}}</ref> At present, he works as a weather columnist for Kashmir Observer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=KO |date=2022-06-25 |title=What Caused a Floody-February-Wednesday in June? |url=https://kashmirobserver.net/2022/06/25/what-caused-a-floody-february-wednesday-in-june/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Kashmir Observer |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=KO |date=2022-06-30 |title=Is J&K Headed Towards a Drought Year and Water Crisis? |url=https://kashmirobserver.net/2022/06/30/is-jk-headed-towards-a-drought-year-and-water-crisis/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Kashmir Observer |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=KO |date=2022-09-02 |title=Electric Transport: Kashmir’s Answer to Air Pollution & Climate Change? |url=https://kashmirobserver.net/2022/09/02/electric-transport-a-cure-for-air-pollution-and-climate-change/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Kashmir Observer |language=en-US}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2022-08-03 |title=Srinagar records highest rainfall in June-July in 122 years |url=https://theprint.in/india/srinagar-records-highest-rainfall-in-june-july-in-122-years/1067874/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title=India Monsoon Updates: No Red alert in Kerala, Orange alert in 11 districts; 11 killed amid rain in Karnataka |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-monsoon-live-updates-imd-rainfall-floods-8064912/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitra |first=Hritika |date=2022-04-04 |title=J&K: Srinagar records warmest March in 131 years |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/jammu-and-kashmir-srinagar-records-warmest-march-in-131-years-maximum-temperatures-summer-2022-04-04-767679 |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}</ref> Besides The Third Pole, [[Voice of America]], [[Mongabay]] and [[News9Live]], he has been quoted in dozens of other publications.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Extreme Weather Events in Kashmir Blamed on Climate Change |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/extreme-weather-events-in-kashmir-blamed-on-climate-change-/6723930.html |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=VOA |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-12 |title=Dual threat of drought-like conditions and flash floods puts Kashmir Valley's food security at risk |url=https://india.mongabay.com/2022/07/dual-threat-of-drought-like-conditions-and-flash-floods-puts-kashmir-valleys-food-security-at-risk/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Mongabay-India |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=News9 |date=2022-06-29 |title=Kashmir's climate extremes: How sudden incessant rains move the region from fears of drought to flood-like situation |url=https://www.news9live.com/india/kashmirs-climate-extremes-how-sudden-incessant-rains-move-the-region-from-fears-of-drought-to-flood-like-situation-179525 |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=NEWS9LIVE |language=en}}</ref> The [[World Meteorological Organization]] honored him with an honorable mention for its WMO 2022 calendar competition.<ref>{{Citation |last=World Meteorological Organization |title=Autumn Effect |date=2020-11-12 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/worldmeteorologicalorganization/51387252722/ |access-date=2022-09-12}}</ref> At present, he works as a weather columnist for Kashmir Observer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=KO |date=2022-09-02 |title=Electric Transport: Kashmir’s Answer to Air Pollution & Climate Change? |url=https://kashmirobserver.net/2022/09/02/electric-transport-a-cure-for-air-pollution-and-climate-change/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Kashmir Observer |language=en-US}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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  • Comment: Please cut down on the pointless WP:REFBOMBING, don't bother citing unreliable sources (Republic World, Facebook, Flickr), and remove the inline external links as already mentioned. DoubleGrazing (talk) 07:38, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

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. 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 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 Bharat.[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

  1. ^ Masoodi, Minhaj (2021-10-27). "Weatherman Jr". Kashmir Life. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  2. ^ Malik, Saqib. "Next-gen weatherman becomes social media sensation". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  3. ^ "For 22-year-old Faizan from Srinagar, weather forecasting is passion". Rising Kashmir. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  4. ^ a b "Meet Kashmir's 'weather spotter', who is helping thousands with his accurate predictions". Hindustan Times. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  5. ^ "کشمیر کا نوجوان ماہر موسمیات فیضان عارف". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  6. ^ PTI (2022-08-03). "Srinagar records highest rainfall in June-July in 122 years". ThePrint. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Mitra, Hritika (2022-04-04). "J&K: Srinagar records warmest March in 131 years". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  9. ^ "Extreme Weather Events in Kashmir Blamed on Climate Change". VOA. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ World Meteorological Organization (2020-11-12), Autumn Effect, retrieved 2022-09-12
  13. ^ KO (2022-09-02). "Electric Transport: Kashmir's Answer to Air Pollution & Climate Change?". Kashmir Observer. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
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