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NISAR Detects Lake Buried Under Snow in Himalayas

Ashish Joshi Ashish Joshi et al. | February 10, 2026 | 2 Comments

Authors: Ashish Joshi, Shefali Agrawal, R. P. Singh Glaciers are massive bodies of ice formed over many years from compacted snow that slowly flows downhill under the force of gravity. Glacial lakes are formed from melting glacier ice. They can be found on top of glaciers, inside or beneath them,…

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Monitoring Western Disturbances over India using Satellite and Numerical Weather Prediction Model Data

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh et al. | February 4, 2026 | 1 Comments

Authors: Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Yogesh Kant, D. Mitra and R. P. Singh Western Disturbances (WDs) are eastward-moving extratropical synoptic-scale weather systems that significantly influence the winter weather of north and northwestern India, particularly during the period December to March (Hunt et al., 2025). These systems are responsible for cloudiness, rainfall,…

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Alarming decline in winter precipitation in North Western Himalaya for 2025-2026: Impact on water availability, ecology and wildlife

Praveen Thakur Praveen Thakur | January 19, 2026 | 0 Comments

Author- Praveen K Thakur, Sakshi Tripathi, Priyanka Tyagi and Hitendra Padalia Snow cover and its anomaly assessment is a crucial approach for understanding deviations in seasonal snow conditions and their implications for regional hydrology and climate variability. The North Western Himalayan (NWH) states, especially the Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu…

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