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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Oct 4

Beneath the quiet autumn sky, Machoi Glacier whispers its final song of the season. Over the next few days, the glacier would be draped under fresh snow.

Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Sep 23

Our new paper in BAMS is out!

We propose the Himalayan Glacial Lake Monitoring Network (HiGLMN) combining field data, remote sensing & modelling to tackle the rising risk of glacial lake outburst floods.

Read here: doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Sep 6

📰 Press release: www.esgtimes.in/climate/indi...

India, Europe Launch Cryosphere Research Project as Himalayan Glaciers Melt -

India and Europe join forces to study Himalayan glacier melt, water risks and climate-driven hazards under the new CryoSCOPE project.

www.esgtimes.in

Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Sep 6

🌍❄️ Excited to share that CryoSCOPE research project has officially kicked off!

The project Involving IIT Madras, University of Kashmir, IIT Kharagpur will focus on Cryosphere–Atmosphere–Hydrosphere interactions

🔗 Project site: cryoscope-project.eu

#Cryosphere #Himalaya #ClimateAction

CryoSCOPE | Processes · Modeling · Foresight

Cryosphere Science Concluding in new Observations and Productive Exploitation (CryoSCOPE) is a Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action (RIA) project aimed at understanding and quantifying the ph...

cryoscope-project.eu

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Aug 21

Nothing lasts forever; every night ends with a sunrise

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Aug 17

Morning calm by the river, willows swaying gently along the banks in rural Kashmir. 🌿🌊

A reminder that morning walks are not just peaceful but essential for a healthy body and mind. ✨🚶‍♂️

#Kashmir #MorningWalk #HealthyLiving #NatureTherapy

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Aug 15

Golden dusk drapes #DalLake, Kashmir in a soft embrace. Sky whispers its last colours of the day, #shikara lights have started dancing on water, laughter drifts from the ambling evening crowds, and #Kashmir breathes in the calm of dusk.

#Srinagar #SunsetMagic #EveningVibes

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Aug 6

Time to reflect upon after full day of strenuous cryosphere-related fieldwork in Ladakh

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Jul 28

Cryoconite - the dark secret of glaciers

Photograph clicked on an unnamed glacier at 5400 m asl near Khardung La in Ladakh on 27 July 2025 at 8:30 AM

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Jul 24

University of Kashmir and IIT Madras conducted a joint reconnaissance in the Chilung catchment, Kargil to establish it as a Himalayan cryosphere supersite as part of Indo-EU Horizon project funded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Jul 21

A peek into our cryosphere studies in Ladakh: science, snow, and stunning landscapes

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Jun 11

Frontal degradation (130 m retreat) and rapid calving observed at a lake-terminating Drang Drung Glacier in Ladakh between 2023 and 2025 🧊📉 from high-resolution PlanetScope imagery.

#EarthObservation #Cryosphere #Transhimalaya

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · May 9

After a heavy 🌧️, the University of Kashmir stands still - its walkways shimmering, its silence deepened, its soul refreshed.

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Apr 16

Focus:
🔹 Remote sensing
🔹 In situ data
🔹 Machine learning
🔹 Modelling & hazard prediction

🌍 Especially welcoming work from data-scarce regions.

🗓️ Submit by 14 Jan 2026

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Apr 16

📣 Call for papers!

Scientific Reports invites submissions on the mountain cryosphere — glaciers, snow, permafrost, lake/river ice — in high-altitude regions like the Himalaya, Karakoram, Andes & more ❄️🗻

🔗 nature.com/collections/hdhecgejhf
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#Cryosphere #ClimateChange #OpenScience

Remote sensing and modelling of the cryosphere in high mountain regions

This Collection offers a platform for original research of the cryosphere in high mountain regions. It welcomes studies utilizing remote sensing, in situ ...

nature.com

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Mar 18

Majestic scenes at ~5500 m asl - towering ice formations stand resilient in the trans himalayan wilderness of Ladakh, sculpting the landscape.

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · Mar 14

🚨 HUGE news from Canada's tricouncils who are harmonizing their scholarship & fellowship programs, upping the total number (huzzah!), and critically, allowing foreigners to apply for doctoral and postdoc fellowships. Want to work with me? Get in touch! 🇨🇦🧪⚒️

www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...

NSERC - Latest News - Launch of the new Harmonized Tri-agency Scholarship and Fellowship programs

As announced in Budget 2024, the scholarship and fellowship programs administered by the three federal research funding agencies – the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) – have been streamlined into a new harmonized talent program called the Canada Research Training Awards Suite (CRTAS) that will open for applications in summer 2025.

www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Feb 2

Amid academic chit-chat, a chilled glass of faluda is pure comfort. A delightful fusion of silky vermicelli, raisins, basil seeds, rose syrup, and creamy kulfi, garnished with nuts and strawberry sticks - both a dessert and a refreshment in one. Balancing academia with indulgence, one sip at a time.

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · Jan 30

New paper today in @science.org focused on unraveling the chain of events that led to the 2023 Teesta disaster, which resulted in about 130 people either dead or missing in Sikkim, India. Short thread to follow. 🧪⚒️ doi.org/10.1126/scie...

Photograph showing automobiles and buildings buried under the sediments deposited by the flood cascade at Rangpo. Photo credits: Praful Rao

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Jan 21

This initiative aligns with the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation highlighting the economic, social and environmental impacts of the melting cryospheric reserves.

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Jan 21

This information will not only contribute to robust GLOF risk assessments locally but will also play a vital role in calibrating, validating, or even developing area-volume scaling models tailored to western Himalaya. +

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Jan 21

Under the Ministry of Earth Sciences project on GLOF risk across the Indian Himalaya, an important aspect is to generate bathymetry for at least 15 proglacial lakes in the western Himalaya.

Timelapse from Drang Drung proglacial lake, Ladakh during the 2024 summer field campaign of our group

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Jan 11

From 🌲🌳🌴 to 🔥

Stark pre- and post-fire images reveal the devastating impact of the #palisades #wildfire in #TopangaStatePark

Satellite images: © Planet Labs PBC

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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · Dec 8

"how would you describe your writing process?"

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · Dec 10

Frost flowers spotted along the trek to a glacial lake in the Trans-Himalayan Ladakh

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