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Reading a weather alert by its colour, its wind speed and its place

The IMD has forecast heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds across 13 states on September 21, including coastal…

TRF Desk · Sep 21 1 min read

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How to read an 18-state weather alert without over-reacting

The IMD has warned of heavy rain across southern India and heavy to very heavy rain in Odisha,…

TRF Desk · Sep 19 2 min read

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Why a ‘lightning alert’ deserves more attention than a rain alert

The IMD has issued a thunderstorm and lightning alert for all 24 districts of Jharkhand from September 18…

TRF Desk · Sep 18 2 min read

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What a ‘withdrawal phase’ forecast actually tells you

The IMD's latest bulletin describes an active weather spell during the monsoon's withdrawal phase — a detail worth…

TRF Desk · Sep 17 2 min read

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A nationwide rain alert is really five separate weather stories

Today's IMD alert spans Delhi, J&K, Rajasthan, the Northeast and the south simultaneously — a reminder that 'India…

TRF Desk · Sep 15 2 min read

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IMD’s 16-state alert is a reminder that monsoon risk is a logistics problem

The IMD's heavy rain and 70 kmph wind alert across 16 states through September 14 is a week-long,…

TRF Desk · Sep 9 2 min read

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IMD’s 15-state alert is a reminder of how fragmented India’s weather risk really is

A single IMD advisory spanning 15 states, three coasts and two mountain ranges shows how differently monsoon risk…

TRF Desk · Sep 7 2 min read

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One low-pressure system, seven states: reading a weather alert as a map, not a headline

The IMD's East Rajasthan/West MP rain warning is really one low-pressure system's footprint across seven states — worth…

TRF Desk · Sep 5 2 min read

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A 19-state weather alert is really a distribution-network stress test

When the IMD's heavy rain warning spans 19 states at once, it's not just a weather story —…

TRF Desk · Sep 3 2 min read

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A flash flood alert spanning 8 states is a supply-chain map hiding in plain sight

The IMD's simultaneous flash flood warning across eight states and two union territories is a ready-made risk map…

TRF Desk · Sep 2 2 min read