In this study, we present a comprehensive #native #tree #dataset (1689 species) from the #Indian #Himalayan Region (IHR)—home to two #global #biodiversity #hotspots—assembled from an extensive data synthesis.

Our results revealed a considerable variation in the α- and β-#taxonomic and #phylogenetic diversity among the provinces of IHR, with the highest values in eastern provinces.

Satellite view of a debris-covered glacier in the Warwan Basin, Western Himalaya 🏔️🌍 #Himalaya #GlacierWatch #WarwanBasin #RandomGlacier

Read our latest paper on why some debris-flow systems do not feel the heat of #climatechange in Nature Communications UNIGE_en Faculty of Science | UNIGE

High and rising snowline on Gangotri, Satopanth and Bhagirath Kharak Glacier, India. Landsat image from 10-27 and Sentinel image from 11-6 indicate snowline has risen, to near the top of Satopanth and BK. Irfan Rashid BHAMBRIRK Umesh Haritashya

Initial landslide hs caused a lake to form before 2022, which repeatedly drained. Since 2022 drainage is no longer possible & it hs increased in size by Nov 2024. Large parts of Kunwari hv bn destroyed & r likely to continue to b affected in coming months. sandrp.in/2024/11/22/utt…

यह संभावना है कि भूस्खलन प्रभावित पहाड़ी ढ़लान पर हलचल जारी रहेगी और यह 2025 के मानसून के दौरान फिर से गति पकड़ लेगी तथा बड़े पैमाने पर भूस्खलन के कारण पहले से बनी झील का आकार और भी बढ़ जाएगा। sandrp.in/2024/11/23/%e0… NDMA India | राष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रबंधन प्राधिकरण 🇮🇳 Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority Central Water Commission Official Flood Forecast Davendra P Mathuria CM Office Uttarakhand

#NewYear2025, nice to receive author copy of our recent published #book 📕 “#Trees and #Shrubs of #Kashmir…” Thanks to Professor Richard Primack, Boston #University for writing ✍️ Foreword.. ⁦ PhenObs⁩ ⁦ University of Kashmir⁩ #Phenology #Plants #Climatechange #Himalaya

It is one thing that students expect flexibility in work hours, which I fully support but an entirely different thing that if we have to chase students when there is a deadline staring at us and they have been informed to be available during regular work hours! #randomrant

Glad to share our paper published in the journal “Science” titled “The Sikkim flood of October 2023: Drivers, causes and impacts of a multihazard cascade.” science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… #sikkimflood #GLOF #Permafrost #naturaldisaster #southlhonaklake #teesta #sikkimdisaster2023

Shashi Kant Rai Simon Gascoin Sonam Rinzin Max Van Wyk de Vries Dave Petley Umesh Haritashya Moushumi Das Gupta Mohd. Farooq Azam Rajeev Rajak Irfan Rashid Our recent paper in SCIENCE shows the GLOF process chain of the 3rd October 2023 South Lhonak GLOF event in Sikkim science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… #southlhonak #sikkimfloods #GLOF

Glaciers worldwide lost 273 BILLION tonnes of ice annually from 2000 to 2023! Losses increased by 36% between 2000–2011 to 2012–2023 Sobering results which underline the need for greater #ClimateAction in this year of #glacier preservation nature.com/articles/s4158…

Fabulous opportunity for aspiring researchers