India, July 15 -- A new study entitled "Warming of the high-mountainous climate sensitive Jammu and Kashmir during the period 1980-2024" published in Scientific Reports (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-61302-2) has found that several high-altitude regions of Jammu and Kashmir have warmed by nearly 1degC over the past two decades, with mountain stations experiencing substantially faster warming than lower elevations. The findings raise fresh concerns over the future of Himalayan glaciers, snow-fed rivers, water security and climate resilience across northern India.

The study, conducted by Jayanarayanan Kuttippurath, GS Gopikrishnan and VM Pranav Chandran of the Centre for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL), Indian Insti...