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3,500-km icy giant from China behind heavy rains
Published 7 August 2026 ยท india
Synopsis A giant 3,500-km-wide cloud band stretching from western China across the Tibetan Plateau, Himalayas and into India has been captured by INSAT-3DS. The icy
Synopsis A giant 3,500-km-wide cloud band stretching from western China across the Tibetan Plateau, Himalayas and into India has been captured by INSAT-3DS. The icy cloud canopy is not one massive storm but the combined outflow of dozens of monsoon thunderstorms, whose high-altitude ice clouds merge and stretch across the region.
Published: August 7, 2026 โข 2:24 PM IST ยท Updated: August 7, 2026 โข 3:07 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Synopsis A giant 3,500-km-wide cloud band stretching from western China across the Tibetan Plateau, Himalayas and into India has been captured by INSAT-3DS.
The icy cloud canopy is not one massive storm but the combined outflow of dozens of monsoon thunderstorms, whose high-altitude ice clouds merge and stretch across the region.