In a 1st in 4 decades, peaks in Garhwal Himalayas remain snowless in Jan, affect growth of medicinal plants | Dehradun News
DEHRADUN: For the first time in nearly four decades of recorded observations, the high-altitude peaks of Tungnath in the Garhwal Himalayas have remained snow-free through Jan so far, signalling a climatic anomaly and raising concern among alpine scientists.Experts said the prolonged deficit in rainfall and snowfall has begun to adversely affect key medicinal plant species…