The Uttarakhand Himalayas have witnessed the warmest decade in the past 100 years of climatic history, with a marked rise in temperatures and shrinking cold spells. Experts attribute this change to significantly altered monsoon patterns observed over the last ten years.

According to information shared by the Dehradun Meteorological Department and a study report by the expert organisation Climate Trend, the duration and intensity of heatwaves have increased, while cold waves have declined during this period.

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Director of the Regional Meteorological Centre, Dehradun, Chander Singh Tomar, said that weather patterns and their behaviour have changed notably between 2015 and 2024. He warned that these changes, coupled with unregulated human interference, have pushed the Himalayan

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