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Himalayas facing 'climate change crisis', at greater risk of catastrophes

A 2013 study in Himachal Pradesh found that most apple farmers reported a decline in production and delayed harvest

Himalayas
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Disha Shetty | IndiaSpend Hampta Pass (Himachal Pradesh)
Prithvi garam ho rahi hai [the earth is warming],” said trek guide Karan Sharma, pointing at the 20,000-foot Indrasan peak in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. Grimy rocks and boulders jutted out where in previous years a snow-capped peak used to be. “Ab mangal ka hi sahara hai,” he laughed sarcastically. “Now we must go to Mars.”
The 23-year-old hails from a village called Banara, perched 4,000 feet above sea level at a two-hour driving distance from Manali, the famous mountain city in Himachal

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