THE ATMOSPHERE TODAY · EVENT← TODAY'S COVERwater
Pakistan — the last day of a spell dated Sep 12–17
THE WATER
The spell runs its final day tomorrow, with flash-flood risk over Kashmir, Murree, the Galliyat and Rawalpindi onto rivers already carrying upstream water; no confirmed new flooding. The toll holds at 183 dead and 515 injured at a Sep-11 vintage — carried, not re-counted. (Handled with care.)
THE RECORD
8 turning points on record since Aug 24.
Sep 15building → active
Sep 13↑ firmed
Sep 12cresting → building
Sep 11▽ eased
Sep 8active → cresting · intensified sharply
Aug 28▽ slipped down the board
Aug 27▽ slipped down the board
Aug 24appeared, active
WHO IT TOUCHES
Public safetyseven national warning systems live at once, and only one of them has published the hour it begins
Agricultureharvest and livestock decisions on four continents, and one of them has a published start time
Healthfloodwater reaching dense settlement on three continents, and a heat tier that reaches outdoor workers
CONNECTED
The tail of one monsoon, landing on two already-loaded river systems — Pakistan's spell runs its last day onto rivers carrying upstream water while Bangladesh's major rivers are still rising under up to 16 districts of flash-flood risk.