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Irfan Rashid

@irfansalroo.bsky.social
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Associate Professor, Geoinformatics, University of Kashmir. 🏔️❄️🍱

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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Ice collape
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Aerial view of Parkachik Glacier, Ladakh. Frontal degradation and lateral thinning are evident 🏔️❄️
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Thousands of years ago, the Siachen Glacier didn't just sit in its valley; it advanced so far down to Tirit that it choked the river. The proof? Deep clay bands left behind by a massive, transient paleolake. Further reading: doi.org/10.1016/j.yq...
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Remnants of ice at Khardung La (5300 m asl), a testament to thawing mountain cryosphere 🏔️❄️
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Dry day, Leh
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
When in Rome do as Romans #LadakhFieldwork
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Zoji La, 3530 m asl
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Drenched after showers
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Up above the world so high
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Stake installation for glacier mass balance at our Panikhar, Ladakh supersite
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Weekend
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Campus
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Bird's eye view of North Srinagar
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
View from office #spring
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Bloom
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Mustard fields bloom across Kashmir as spring unfolds, with soft clouds drifting over the mountains.
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Spring rain turns campus into bliss
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
🛰️ Rock–ice avalanche 🏔️ spotted on an unnamed glacier in the Himalaya during random Google Earth browsing 🔎🌍
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Time for some French breakfast ☕🥐 Flaky croissants, hot chocolate, éclairs, lasagne and a little joie de vivre in the air. Bonjour, Puducherry 🇫🇷✨
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Snow-clad University of Kashmir campus this morning ❄️ Quiet paths, white blanket and overcast sky set a positive tone ☁️ May Kashmir receive ample snow this winter, enough to sustain our rivers and springs through the coming summer and fall. 🌨️💧
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Snow-dusted Srinagar, the Jhelum flowing quietly alongside ❄️ Feeling genuinely happy to experience this moment ☃️. Praying that Kashmir receives ample snowfall this Chillai Kalan 🤲. 🤍🌨️🏔️
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
📢 New paper out in the Journal of Glaciology! 🔺Ice contact lakes expanded by 26% ⚠️5 lakes show very high GLOF susceptibility 🏘️Threat to communities / infrastructure Study highlights GLOF process chains & urgent need for proactive monitoring / risk management. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Glacial lake outburst flood susceptibility and potential downstream implications across the Kashmir Himalaya | Journal of Glaciology | Cambridge Core
Glacial lake outburst flood susceptibility and potential downstream implications across the Kashmir Himalaya
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
A bright winter day in Kashmir. Wetland at rest, dry reeds whispering, and karewas afar. Silence is peaceful. #Kashmir #Nature #SeasonalLandscapes
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Rain-washed campus, winter chill, and air so clean you can feel it. Kashmir, as it should be.
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Fresh fruits, bright colors, and bazaar buzz
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Snow-clad mountains stand tall over the serene valleys of Ladakh 🏔️❄️☃️
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Time to relish some fat and protein
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
🍂 Chinars in shades of orange as autumn takes centre stage in Kashmir 💛✨ Autumn hues from University of Kashmir campus
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Evenings
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Daenishgah Evening view of the highest seat of learning in Kashmir
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
View from office
University of Kashmir
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
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.
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
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 · 06/09/2025
🌍❄️ 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
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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...
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Nothing lasts forever; every night ends with a sunrise
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
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 · 15/08/2025
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 · 06/08/2025
Time to reflect upon after full day of strenuous cryosphere-related fieldwork in Ladakh
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
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 · 24/07/2025
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 · 21/07/2025
A peek into our cryosphere studies in Ladakh: science, snow, and stunning landscapes
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
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 · 09/05/2025
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 · 16/04/2025
📣 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 + #Cryosphere #ClimateChange #OpenScience
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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 ...
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
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 · 14/03/2025
🚨 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...
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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.
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Irfan Rashid @irfansalroo.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
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 · 30/01/2025
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 · 21/01/2025
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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