THE ATMOSPHERE TODAY · EVENT← TODAY'S COVERwater
BANGKOK, THAILAND — THE FLOOD TOLL DOUBLES TO 23, 2.6 MILLION AFFECTED
On the board · September 29, 2026 →THE WATER
Thailand's flood has worsened: 23 people have died, up from 8, and about 2.6 million are affected across 29 provinces and Bangkok, where some 700,000 people are touched and schools are shut a second day. Releases of 1,500 to 2,000 cubic metres a second from the Chao Phraya Dam may raise downstream levels by up to 1.7 metres over about nine days. (Handled with care.)
THE RECORD
24 turning points on record since Aug 21 — the 8 most recent shown.
Sep 29easing → building
Sep 28peak → easing · intensified sharply
Sep 27active → peak
Sep 26↑ moved up the board
Sep 25easing → active
Sep 24active → easing
Sep 23▽ eased
Sep 22▽ eased
WHO IT TOUCHES
Public safetyA hurricane's second landfall in Sonora, 2.6 million flood-affected in Thailand, and three days of flood risk in the US Southwest.
Supply chainsBangkok under water for a second week, Mexico's north-west corridors under a hurricane, and a low Rhine.
AgricultureSonora and Sinaloa farmland under Polo's rain, flood risk on the High Plains, and Thai rice provinces under water.
Health systemsFlood-affected communities in Thailand, Chile and India, and extreme heat in Rio de Janeiro.
Live events & venuesSchools shut in Bangkok, a wet week for Southwest venues, and a red warning on the Tarragona coast.
CONNECTED
Intensity is not exposure — the strongest storm on the board bears down on atolls with almost no people, while the day's widest toll, 23 dead in Thailand, comes from rain without a name..
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
searched 34 vetted voices and the open field — nothing said about this system cleared the screen.