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Sonamarg or Sonmarg (Urdu pronunciation: [soːnɑːməɾɡ]), known as Sonamarag [3] (Kashmiri pronunciation: [sɔnɨmarɨɡ]; lit. ' meadow of gold ' ) [ 4 ] in Kashmiri , is a hill station located in the Ganderbal District of Jammu and Kashmir , India .
The lake freezes in the month of November to April and is mostly covered by snow during these months, the floating ice bergs are seen even in summer. It is surrounded by alpine meadows full of various kinds of wild alpine flowers, therefore the lake is also called as the valley of flowers. [7] The lake is mainly fed by melting of glaciers.
The flood affected more than 20 million people exceeding the combined total of individuals affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. [10] [11] The flood is considered as worst in Pakistan's history affecting people of all four provinces and Gilgit–Baltistan and Azad Kashmir region of ...
The Krishansar Lake is situated 115 km. northeast from Srinagar and 35 km from Shitkadi Sonamarg.It can be accessed from Srinagar or Srinagar Airport [6] 80 km by road NH 1D up to village Shitkadi from which ponies can be hired to cover an alpine trek of 35 km to reach the Krishansar Lake, which takes a complete day of trekking passing Nichnai Pass of 4100 meters above sea level.
' forty days [of intense cold] ') [1] is the local name given to 40 day period of harsh winter in Kashmir. [2] It is the coldest part of winter, starting from 21 December to January 29 every year. Chilla-i-Kalan is followed by 20-day long Chilla-i-Khurd (Kashmiri pronunciation: [t͡ʃilaj kʰɔrɨd], lit.
A Western Disturbance over Northern India and Pakistan in November 2012. A western disturbance is an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden winter rain to the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent, [1] [2] which extends as east as up to northern parts of Bangladesh and South eastern Nepal. [3]
The Kashmir Valley enjoys a moderate climate but weather conditions are unpredictable. The record high temperature is 37.8°C [9] and the record low is −18 °C. On 5 and 6 January 2012, after years of relatively little snow, a wave of heavy snow and low temperatures (winter storm) shocked the valley covering it in a thick layer of snow and ice.
Kashmir valley witnessed multiple heavy snowfall spells in January 2017 that triggered an avalanche, killing 24 people, including 20 Indian Army Personnel, whose camp was struck by the avalanche. An analysis of the heavy snowfall events that occurred at the majority of districts in Kashmir during January 2017 was analysed by Rafiq and Mishra ...