Cold Desert: Some deserts are extremely hot, but one desert is famous for its freezing temperatures, thin air, and dry landscape. This desert stays cold throughout the year even though it receives ...

Snowfall in deserts is mainly the result of sharp temperature swings. Many deserts lie far from oceans or are located at high ...

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'If this mystifying video indicates anything, it's that there's nothing more enchanting than Mother Nature. Awe-inducing footage filmed by Yawar Abbas offers a stunning aerial look at a snow-covered ...

SHIMLA -Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley in Lahaul-Spiti district has been recognized as India’s first Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO’s prestigious Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program. With ...

New Delhi: India’s cold desert in Ladakh undergoes a striking transformation each winter when snowfall settles across the plateaus of Hanle and Changthang. The winds that shape the region’s dunes ...

Deserts are most commonly associated with extreme heat, dunes, and overall arid conditions. But in the past five years, there have been instances of snowfall in various deserts around the world, ...

Understanding Ladakh means letting go of familiar definitions and paying attention to how climate, geography and human life intersect in one of the most extreme landscapes in the country.