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There is something amiss with snowfall in the Himalayas from Nepal to Hindu Kush. (www.dailykos.com)
submitted 10 months ago by nepali@lemmy.ml to c/climate@slrpnk.net
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/10840954

There is something amiss with snowfall in the Himalayas from Nepal to Hindu Kush.

The lower and middle elevations of the Himalayas mountains receive their heavy snowfall in the peak of winter, which runs from December 21 through January 29, where up to five feet of snow covers valleys and slopes alike. There is little to zero snow from Nepal to the Hindu Kush this winter, and worries about climate change are in the region's mind.

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[–] oDDmON@lemmy.world 28 points 10 months ago

Worries? With 0 snow pack, they’re well past the “worry” stage.

[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 15 points 10 months ago

Wait until it really gets going in the places we grow our food

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Geez. I wonder what the problem could be. My conservative neighbors have explained ad nauseum that things like this couldn't be global warming because that's fake. Must be god's plan instead.