Heavy rains triggering landslides in Darjeeling, West Bengal, moderate showers soaking Delhi-NCR in early October, and fresh snow blanketing parts of Jammu & Kashmir — India’s weather map is a striking patchwork of contrasts this week.

The culprit behind this curious concoction? Intense western disturbances — weather systems that sweep in from the Mediterranean region, bringing moisture and instability to northern India.

But as extreme events make headlines with growing frequency, climate experts caution against attributing every anomaly solely to climate change.

Dr Akshay Deoras, Research Scientist at the University of Reading, UK, said, "A strong western disturbance is to be blamed for the current unsettled weather across north India. It's usual for these weather systems to impact nor

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