Northern India Buried; Eastern Europe's Deep Freeze; Greenland Ice Tracking 1981-2010 Mean; Three Arctic Blasts Incoming; + Michael Mann Suffers (Yet Another) Loss

Ice, snow, and infrastructure stress. "This is all-time historic vintage cold."

Northern India Buried

Heavy snow has disrupted life across Kashmir, with areas reporting 5 ft (152 cm).

In Karnah Valley, Kupwara district, the snow line has collapsed to under 1,000 m (3,280 ft) — a rare occurrence for the Seemari–Teetwal belt, which typically remains snow-free. Accumulation exceeded 2 in (5 cm) — the first since 2005.

Muzaffarabad, at around 740 m (2,400 ft), today logged snowfall for the first time in a decade:

Snowfall across Kashmir has been exceptional, with the higher elevations been buried.

Heerpora and surrounding areas in Shopian are under feet, with access routes severely affected and normal activity halted.

Snow has also disrupted operations at Srinagar Airport, with cancellations mounting.

The depth, persistence, and unusually low snowline point to a sustained cold regime pressing deep into the western Himalayas. And there’s more to come.

Eastern Europe’s Deep Freeze

Jan 11-20 delivered a pronounced cold anomaly across Eastern Europe.