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At least nine Indian trekkers have died in the Himalayas after getting trapped during a blizzard, authorities reported on Thursday.

Rescue teams have airlifted the bodies of the deceased along with five survivors to safety.

The Indian Air Force shared footage Thursday of the rescue in the snow-covered mountains:



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The group of climbers encountered heavy snowfall in the remote mountains of Uttarakhand, said Krishna Byre Gowda, a Karnataka minister.

"Snow intensified into a blizzard. By 6 PM, two trekkers had succumbed to the harsh weather. Snow and wind made movement impossible. Visibility dropped to zero. They huddled together for the night on the route. Some more succumbed during the night," Gowda wrote on X.

A guide with the group managed to find mobile network connectivity and alerted rescuers on Tuesday evening.

Rescue teams reached the location early on Wednesday, the minister added — too late for the majority.


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India is set for an intensely frigid winter, driven by La Niña, which cools Pacific waters and often brings colder, wetter winters to Asia.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), northern and central India can expect one of the coldest winters in years, with temperatures predicted to plunge significantly.

Northern states like Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jammu & Kashmir are forecast extreme winter conditions, i.e. sustained cold spells and heavy snowfall. Colder-than-average nights have already set in here, as they have across Central India.

Overnight temps across 25 cities have dipped below 20C (68F), in Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, and Jabalpur—to name four. While looking ahead, historical lows, such as Bhopal’s 6.1C (43F) and Gwalior’s 3C (37.4F), will be threatened in the coming weeks and months as winter draws in proper, so reads a recent IMD report.

With La Niña's influence strengthening, Indian's have been told to brace for an unusually cold winter. This is the case across much of Asia and all, with authorities in Russia, Mongolia, and China also warning their people of a harsh winter to come.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/imd-forecasts-severe-winter-for-india

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India's shift towards colder weather is persisting, owing to cyclonic activity and western disturbances (WD).

Northern regions are enduring chilly nights, while a fresh WD, expected to become active November 14, is set to bring unseasonal snowfall to the western Himalayan region, and notable temperature drops.

In Delhi and the northern plains, temperatures have dipped of late, with Delhi NCR experiencing mist and light fog. In the higher reaches of Kashmir, snow has already graced tourist spots like Gulmarg —as reported yesterday— while rain has drenched the plains after a prolonged dry spell. The snow, a delight for tourists, has disrupted normal activities in parts of Srinagar.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, yet more snow will hit parts of north and central Kashmir from Nov 15 to 16 due to a weak WD, with temperatures in the Kashmir Valley projected to cool further from Nov 17 onward.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/india-chills-heavy-snow-to-batter

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India is currently under 'cold wave conditions', with significant temperature drops noted across several states.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) designates a cold wave when temperatures in the plains drop below 10C (50F) and are at least 4.5C (8F) below normal. This criteria has been met in many locales, including across Madhya Pradesh where nine cities have dropped below 10C (50F), with Pachmarhi bottoming out at a rare 5.8C (42.4F).

Bhopal broke a 25-year record for November with its nighttime lows of 9.4C (48.9F).

Mumbai experienced its coldest November day in 8 years on Tuesday, with the Santacruz observatory struggling to just 16.8C (62.2F)—with the previous low being the 16.3C (61.3F) from Nov 11, 2016.

The IMD is attributing this chill to icy winds blowing down from a snowy Himalayas, and it's calling for even sharper, harsher cold as the calendar flips to December. According to the department, this winter is on course to be one of the harshest in many years.


https://electroverse.substack.com/p/indias-cold-wave-israels-first-snows

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Times of India
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 20:54 UTC
Rescue operations underway in Tiruvannamalai where a landslide claimed two lives on Monday, December 2, 2004
Rescue operations underway in Tiruvannamalai where a landslide claimed two lives
A family of seven, including five children, were feared to be trapped in a landslide in Tiruvannamalai. The family resided close to Annamalayar Hills in Tiruvannamalai.

According to police sources, the landslide occurred at around 4.30 pm on Sunday due to continuous downpour caused by Cyclone Fengal. The family members were identified as Rajkumar, his wife Meena, their two children, and three children of Meena's brother. The family was residing on the 11th Street in VOC Nagar in Tiruvannamalai.

As soon as the landslide occurred, their neighbours alerted the police and fire servicemen to rescue the family. Immediately, the police and fire servicemen arrived at the spot and tried to rescue them, but as rain continued to batter Tiruvannamalai, the rescue operation could not be carried out.

https://www.sott.net/article/496457-7-feared-dead-in-landslide-due-to-continuous-downpour-caused-by-Cyclone-Fengal-in-Tamil-Nadu-India-years-worth-of-rain-in-just-36-hours

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Crippling cold continues to grip the Kashmir and Ladakh regions of India, tanking temps to anomalously low levels.

Srinagar saw -2.1C (28.2F) overnight Wednesday, Pahalgam dipped to -5.3C (22.5F), with Gulmarg seeing -3.6C (25.5F).

The Zojila Pass, a vital link between Kashmir and Ladakh, was buried under heavy snow with thermometers plunging to -18C (-0.4F), forcing its closure and halting essential supplies through the pass.

In Ladakh itself, the districts of Leh and Kargil endured temperatures below -9C (15.8F), with remote areas cut off.

Jammu also experienced the chill, with areas like Banihal, Batote, and Bhaderwah all recordeding freezing lows and heavy snows.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/kashmir-freezes-at-18c-04f-below

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Bone-chilling lows are persisting, intensifying even, across the likes of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, with many regions crashing below the freezing mark.

Leh posted at -10C [14F], while Zojila Pass neared -20C [-4F].

Srinagar, Pahalgam, Qazigund, and Gulmarg all shivered well below zero (C), as did Shopian, Larnoo, and Pulwama.

Water bodies like Dal Lake in the Kashmir Valley have partially frozen over.

Looking ahead, the Indian Meteorological Department is forecasting a further drop over the weekend, with mostly dry conditions expected from December 10-14, with isolated snow in the higher reaches from December 15.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/northern-indias-big-freeze-intensifies

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Winter's icy grip continues to tighten across India, with temperatures tanking and snow blanketing northern parts.

Mumbai has just shivered through its coldest December morning in 10 years, with the Santacruz observatory recording a teeth-chattering 13.7C (56.7F), which is 5.1C (9.2F) below normal. The cold is expected to persist for a few days before easing slightly.

Elsewhere, Delhi woke to anomalous 8.2C (46.8F), with light showers adding to the chill.

In the north, Himachal Pradesh glistens under its heavy snowfall of the season. The likes of Shimla, Kufri, and Fagu have been blanketed, with the higher-altitude areas of Lahaul-Spiti and Chamba registering totals in the feet.

Temperatures continue to crash up high, with Tabo posting -13.1C (8.4F) and reporting travel disruptions due to icy roads.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/mumbais-lowest-temp-in-a-decade-northern

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The Indian city of Indore shivered through record cold this week with overnight lows hitting 8.7C (47.7F) on Monday, the lowest December reading in years. Daily highs of 22.1C (71.8F) were noted Tuesday—some 7C below normal.

By comparison, last year's coldest December temp was 10.1C (50.2F), with 2023’s 11C (52.9F). Tuesday morning's 8.7C (47.7F), according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), qualifies as a "severe cold day," one intensified by icy winds.

The chill extended beyond Indore: Dhar saw 7.6C (45.7F); Khandwa 8C (46.4F); and Ratlam 8.4C (47.1F). Even notoriously warm districts like Khargone and Ujjain reached rare benchmarks, of 12C (53.6F) and 10C (50F), respectively.

The IMD has said the cold conditions will persist through the weekend—at least.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/record-cold-grips-indore-asia-chills

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A severe cold wave continues across much of India, breaking temperature records.

In Madhya Pradesh, the city of Bhopal logged a minimum of -3.3C (26.1F), breaking a 58-year-old record of -3.1C (26.4F) set on December 11, 1966.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/bhopal-breaks-58-year-record-vostok

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Delhi is dealing with a persistent chill as heavy December rain breaks a 15-year precipitation record. The cold snap recently tanked temperatures to a max of just 14.6C (58.3F), marking the city’s coldest December day in five years.

Dehli’s chill stands out when compared to recent cold December days:

2024: 14.6C (58.3F)

2023: 15.9C (60…
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/dal-lake-freezes-over-extreme-snow

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Kashmir is enduring an unforgiving winter, with snow and biting cold bringing both beauty and hardship.

Night temperatures have plummeted to historic lows, with Srinagar recording -8.5C (-16.3F), the coldest December night in nearly a century, and Gulmarg enduring -13C (8.6F). In Shopian, nights have hovered around -10C (14F) for days.

The cold has proven deadly. On Sunday, five members of a family in Gingle, Uri, died of suffocation caused by using a gas heater to stay warm. Their deaths underscore the dangers of the freezing conditions, which have also frozen water pipes and knocked the power out to tens-of-thousands of homes.

"We’ve had frozen pipes for days," said Irshad Ahmad from Srinagar. "Modern PPR pipes are useless in this cold."
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/kashmirs-cold-kills-record-freeze

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Human deaths due to attacks by megafauna like elephants and tigers have seen opposite trajectories in the last four years, an analysis by the State of India's Environment (SOE) 2025 has revealed.

While human deaths due to encounters with elephants increased between 2020-21 and 2023-24, tiger attack deaths saw a decline in the same period, as per SOE 2025.

The report, published every year by DTE, is a comprehensive documentation of the year's major developments and happenings in a wide range of subjects and issues — ranging from climate change, waste management and the pandemic to air and water pollution, industrial contamination and food.

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Human fatalities caused by elephants were 464 in 2020-21 as per the SOE 2025. They rose to 545 in 2021-22, 605 in 2022-23 and 629 in 2023-24, as per the analysis by Rajit Sengupta and Kiran Pandey from the Centre for Science and Environment and DTE.
https://www.sott.net/article/498127-In-the-4-years-between-2020-21-and-2023-24-human-deaths-due-to-elephant-encounters-in-India-increased-from-464-to-629

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Northern India continues to face heavy snowfall.

Over the past two days, the Minamarag Zojila axis in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district has received 1.5 feet of fresh accumulation (video below).

The Srinagar-Leh highway is now blocked, disrupting travel and trade.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/fierce-cold-to-sweep-china-snows

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A freak May snowstorm has slammed the upper reaches of Kashmir, blanketing highland pastures in fresh snow, killing livestock, destroying crops, and throwing seasonal migration into chaos.

From Margan to Gurez, Peer ki Gali to Aharbal, nomadic herders were caught mid-ascent as snow buried trails, tents, and maize fields. Lambs froze overnight. Entire herds stalled. Families, hardened by winter, are now facing its unwelcome return.

“This wasn’t supposed to happen,” said Bashir Ahmad, a Gujjar herder. “We were moving up. Then it snowed. And kept snowing. We lost ten lambs.”
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/freak-snow-hits-northern-india-killing

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India's Rohtang Pass was blanketed in June snowfall late last week. The high-altitude gateway, usually thawed by now, looks more like winter than June.

Temperatures plunged, woollens returned, and tandoors fired up — while plains cities like Delhi catch some summer heat, Manali and its surroundings have slipped into an unseasonal freeze. Locals say it feels like December.

“We left an oven behind and walked into a snow globe,” said one Delhi tourist.



Tourists play in the snow at Rohtang Pass near Manali.

And Rohtang wasn’t alone. Snow also hit the likes of Lahaul, Baralacha Pass, and Kaza Road, with icy winds sweeping through tourist hubs like Kasol, Malana, and Tirthan Valley. Even Manikaran and Jibhi saw snow-dusted mornings.

While snow in June isn’t unprecedented of at these altitudes, it is highly unusual.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/june-snow-in-n-india-italian-glacier

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NDTV
Wed, 02 Jul 2025 11:35 UTC
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At least 51 people have lost their lives and 22 others are missing in Himachal Pradesh as torrential rains, flash floods, and landslides continue to wreak havoc across the state during the ongoing monsoon season, according to the latest official data.

The State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), under the Department of Revenue, Government of Himachal Pradesh, released a cumulative damage assessment report on July 2, covering the period from June 20 to July 1. The report reveals significant damage to human lives, private properties, livestock, and public infrastructure across the state's 12 districts.

"A total of 51 deaths have been reported so far due to multiple causes, including flash floods, drowning, landslides, lightning strikes, and road accidents. The number of missing persons currently stands at 22, with Mandi district reporting the highest -- 10 deaths and all 34 missing persons -- primarily due to flash floods and cloudbursts," the SEOC said in its report.

The report further stated that 103 people have been injured in monsoon-related incidents.
https://www.sott.net/article/500441-51-dead-22-missing-amid-torrential-rains-flash-floods-and-landslides-in-Himachal-Pradesh-India

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At least 33 people died this week in the northeastern Indian state of Bihar after being struck by lightning during monsoon storms.

Local officials announced the news, specifying that dozens of people were injured.

According to the state disaster management department, the victims were mostly farmers and laborers working outdoors and the lightning struck between Wednesday and Thursday.

Bihar state disaster management minister Vijay Kumar Mandal said officials in affected districts had been instructed to "sensitize the public to take precautions after a lightning warning." The state government announced compensation of 4 million rupees ($4,600) for the families of those killed by lightning.

At least 243 people have died from lightning in 2024 and 275 last year, according to state government statistics. The eastern region of India, including Bihar, is prone to annual floods that kill dozens and displace hundreds of thousands during the peak monsoon season.
https://www.sott.net/article/500706-33-killed-in-2-days-by-lightning-in-Bihar-India

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Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir July 22, 2025: A chunk of earth and rock tears away from the hillside and crashes down, swallowing the road below in seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lyvrlYOyC2g?feature=share

https://www.sott.net/article/500818-WATCH-The-moment-hill-collapses-onto-highway-in-dramatic-landslide-in-India

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Sahil Sinha
India Today
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:10 UTC
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Seven people were killed and nine others went missing after fresh landslides struck Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district, while an entire village was swallowed by the swollen Ravi river, officials said on Thursday.

In Basondhan village, a brother-sister duo who had stepped out to watch boulders tumbling down a hillside were buried alive when the slope gave way. In Mehla, two women died in separate landslide incidents. Authorities confirmed that two more residents remain untraceable in the flood-hit district.

During the ongoing Manimahesh Yatra, six pilgrims were also injured near Donali after a rockfall hit them while trekking above Hadsar waterfall. They were initially treated in Bharmour hospital and later airlifted to Chamba Medical College. Two of the pilgrims sustained broken legs, while four others suffered multiple injuries, officials said.

In the Holi area of Bharmour Assembly constituency, Saloon village was completely submerged as the Ravi river, swollen by relentless rain, eroded its banks. Videos showed houses collapsing into the raging waters as the earth beneath them crumbled.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VLR1W4WyfFQ?feature=share

https://www.sott.net/article/501516-7-dead-9-missing-as-fresh-landslides-flash-floods-hit-Himachal-Pradesh-India