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Nepal’s Catastrophic Flash Floods Are a Wake-Up Call for Kashmir: The Himalayan Threat We Can No Longer Ignore

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Nepal’s Catastrophic Flash Floods Are a Wake-Up Call for Kashmir: The Himalayan Threat We Can No Longer Ignore

Nepal Flash Flood Disaster a Wake-Up Call for Kashmir: Why GLOF and Glacier Collapse Risks Can No Longer Be Ignored By: Javid Amin | 30 August 2026 What happened along the Nepal-Tibet border was not simply another mountain disaster. It was a warning from a rapidly changing Himalaya — and Kashmir has reason to listen carefully. The Himalayas have always been unpredictable. Landslides, avalanches, cloudbursts and flash floods are woven into the geography of the world’s youngest mountain range. But the catastrophe unfolding after the August 26 disaster along the…

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Kashmir Precipitation Deficit Raises Alarm | Govt Unveils Climate Adaptation Plan

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Kashmir Precipitation Deficit Raises Alarm | Govt Unveils Climate Adaptation Plan

Kashmir Faces Deepening Precipitation Deficit as Government Activates Climate Adaptation Plan By: Javid Amin | 12 February 2026  20 Agriculture Measures and 15 Water Actions Proposed After Two Years of Snowfall Shortfall A Winter That Didn’t Come — Twice In Kashmir, winter is infrastructure. It fills rivers without pumps. It stores water without reservoirs. It irrigates orchards without pipelines. Snow is the valley’s oldest engineering system — and for two consecutive years, that system has failed to recharge. Across the higher catchments feeding the Kashmir Division, snowfall has remained persistently…

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A Silent Alarm Bell: Climate Change Causes Dryspell In Kashmir, Gulmarg’s Snowless Season Highlights Vulnerability of Himalayan Ecoregion

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A Silent Alarm Bell: Climate Change Causes Dryspell In Kashmir, Gulmarg's Snowless Season Highlights Vulnerability of Himalayan Ecoregion

Kashmir’s Silent Winter: A Climate Change Symphony of Loss and Hope By: Javid Amin In the breathtaking tapestry of the Himalayas, where emerald valleys dance with snow-capped peaks, winter usually paints Kashmir in a pristine tapestry of white. Yet, this year, a disquieting silence hangs heavy in the air, broken only by the wind whistling through barren branches. Gulmarg, the glittering crown jewel of winter tourism, lies stark and snowless, its ski slopes yearning for the embrace of fallen flakes. This unprecedented dry spell, a jarring departure from Kashmir’s historical…

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