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

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.

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

Satellite images: © Planet Labs PBC