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February 2026 Becomes One of the Driest Months in Jammu & Kashmir in Over 50 Years: Climate Alarm for Agriculture, Water & Himalayan Ecosystems

March 9, 2026 Editor

When Winter Didn’t Come: February 2026 Turns Into One of the Driest Months Ever Recorded in Jammu & Kashmir By: Javid Amin | 08 March 2026 A historic dry spell signals a deeper climate warning for the Himalayas Winter in the Himalayan region has always been associated with snow-covered mountains, periodic rain showers, and the slow replenishment of rivers that sustain millions of people across northern India. But in 2026, winter behaved very differently. February 2026 has gone down as one of the driest months in the recorded meteorological history…

Kashmir February Heatwave 2026: Vanishing Snow, Tourism Losses, and Rising Climate Risks

February 25, 2026 Editor

Kashmir’s Vanishing Winter: Inside the February 2026 Heatwave That Is Rewriting the Valley’s Climate Memory By: Javid Amin | 25 Febuary 2026 When Winter Forgot to Snow In late February 2026, residents of Srinagar stepped out into a winter afternoon that felt suspiciously like early April. Daytime temperatures hovered 7–8°C above seasonal norms. Snow that once blanketed rooftops and orchards had either failed to arrive or vanished within days. Up in the slopes of Gulmarg, ski instructors waited for tourists who never came. In Pahalgam and Sonamarg, streams began to…

Kashmir’s Warmest February Threatens Hydropower: Early Snowmelt Raises Energy Security Concerns

February 21, 2026 Editor

Kashmir’s Warmest February in a Decade: Hydropower at Risk as Early Snowmelt Disrupts Energy Flows By: Javid Amin | 20 February 2026 How Rising Winter Temperatures Could Reshape Jammu & Kashmir’s Electricity Security Kashmir’s warmest February in nearly a decade is not just a climate statistic — it is a structural warning for the region’s hydropower-dependent energy system. On February 20, Srinagar recorded 20.1°C — 9.7°C above normal — the highest February temperature since 2016. Across the Valley, maximum temperatures ran 9–11°C above seasonal averages. For a Himalayan region where…