Today's #MountainMonday is from the highest mountains, the #Himalayas. On the photo Machapuchure emerging from the clouds. Photo taken on the way to ABC.
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@joerghafer It is now time for another strike. This time on #terrorist camps in #pok.
meanwhile in #india
Armed attackers targeted tourists in Kashmir’s Himalayan region, killing at least 24-26 people (reports vary). Authorities call it a terror attack; no group has claimed responsibility. Regional leader Omar Abdullah: “Largest attack on civilians in years.” Separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq condemns the “cowardly violence.”
Sources:
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/indien-kaschmir-angriff-100.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/world/asia/kashmir-terrorist-attack.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/22/gunmen-open-fire-on-tourists-in-indian-administered-kashmir
tagesschau.de · Angreifer feuern in Kaschmir auf TouristenIn Kaschmir haben bewaffnete Angreifer das Feuer auf Touristen eröffnet. Mehrere Menschen sollen getötet worden sein. Laut Polizei handelt es sich bei dem Angriff um einen Terroranschlag.
"Psychological Effects of Sudden Himalayan Floods"
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disaster-by-choice/202504/psychological-effects-of-sudden-himalayan-floods
#PhD #research by Aaliya Aaliya.
#GLOF #GLOFs #PhDLife #HKH #Himalayas #Floods #FloodRisk #DRR #DisasterPsychology #Hunza #HunzaValley #Pakistan
Psychology TodayPsychological Effects of Sudden Himalayan FloodsSudden floods in the Himalayas are leading to severe psychological impacts. A PhD student hopes her research will help.
Snowland Hotel & Reataurant - Yak Karka, Nepal.
#photography #night #mountains #nepal #trekking #travel #annapurnacircuit #nikon #himalayas
#photography #night #mountains #nepal #trekking #travel #annapurnacircuit #nikon #himalayas
2 image panorama of an amazing cloud formation. Taken in the Annapurna region of Nepal.
#photography #sunset #landscape #panorama #mountains #himalayas #travel #nikon #nature
#photography #sunset #landscape #panorama #mountains #himalayas #travel #nikon #nature
There is a story in Mahabharata, where Yudhishthira rejected heaven if he couldn't enter it without the dog that was his companion on his journey. When you travel through the Himalayas, you'll relate with Yudhishthira, these dogs are the most lovely creatures. And I'm a cat person.
#himalayas #india #uttarakhand #mythology #devbhoomi #photography
#himalayas #india #uttarakhand #mythology #devbhoomi #photography
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These little guys are real favourites of mine. Was very excited to see them this morning, and for the rest of the morning we spotted them everywhere. The females have orange where the males have blue.
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This fella gave us a good session, and waited patiently for us to take turns. Love the tiny little flourishes of colour that you just don't see until poking a macro lens into his orbit.
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Greg Cocks Avalanche Debris Detection From Sentinel-2 Data Using Fuzzy Machine Learning And Colour Spaces For The Indian Himalaya
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https://doi.org/10.1080/2150704X.2025.2488532 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #snowavalanches #snow #avalanches #machinelearning #fuzzyclassification #SVM #AI #randomforest #model #modeling #forecasting #risk #hazard #massmovement #engineeringgeology #remotesensing #earthobservation #imagery #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #change #debris #detection #satellite #sentinel #Himalaya #Himalayas #performance
The flower that looks like broccoli is kind of cool - but I don't know what it's called. We just call it grass. 
#bloomscrolling #wildpeach #apricots #grass #himalayas
#bloomscrolling #wildpeach #apricots #grass #himalayas
𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬
✧ red panda ✧
The red panda is a mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It has dense reddish-brown fur with a black belly and legs, and a ringed tail. It has a head-to-body length of 51–63.5 cm (20–25 in) and a 28–48.5 cm (11–19 in) tail, and it weighs between 3.2 and 15 kg (7 and 33 lb). It is genetically close to raccoons, weasels and skunks. Solitary...
#China #Himalayas #IUCNRedList #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_panda
In this c1750 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from the #Himalayan #Punjab State of #Mankot #Ramkot (now in #Jammu #India) now at Government #Museum, #Chandigarh) a Nobleman checks out the #TrumpTariffs rollouts on the #LiberationDay (or Aberration Day?)
Restaurant Naar: Fine dining in the Indian Himalayas
https://www.bonappetit.com/story/naar-chef-prateek-sadhu-himalayan
#restaurant #himalayas #kashmir #dining #india #food #+
Bon Appétit · Eating a 15-Course Meal in the Heights of the Himalayas
An old scooter being used as a pulley for raw materials for construction.
#jugaad #mountains #himalayas #uttarakhand #india #photography #
#jugaad #mountains #himalayas #uttarakhand #india #photography #
China’s building a dam in the Himalayas that’s 3X more powerful than Three Gorges — enough to power Germany. 
But it sits on a fault line, near disputed borders, and could upend India & Bangladesh’s water security.
#MegaDam #China #Himalayas #Hydropower https://www.ryanjhite.com/2025/03/31/chinas-himalayan-mega-dam-the-worlds-riskiest-and-most-powerful-hydroelectric-project/
Ryan J. Hite · Inside China’s $137 Billion Himalayan Mega Dam: The Future of Energy or a Geopolitical Faultline?China is building a record-shattering hydroelectric dam in the Himalayas, capable of powering Germany. But behind the engineering marvel lies massive geopolitical risk and ecological fallout.
A quaint house in the mountains. Looking at the Chandrashila Peak in the distance
#mountains #himalayas #uttarakhand #india #photography
#mountains #himalayas #uttarakhand #india #photography
