The world is heating up like never before. According to NOAA’s 2023 climate report, the combined land and ocean temperature has increased at an average rate of 0.11° Fahrenheit (0.06° Celsius) per decade since 1850, or about 2° F in total. The rate of warming since 1982 is more than three times as fast: 0.36° F (0.20° C) per decade.
The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) summer outlook for this year indicates that the entire peninsula will see temperatures well above normal. While this is alarming in itself, all Himalayan mountain states will see abnormal heat. When the Himalayas are sick, the rest of the country cannot remain healthy.
This rising temperature raises livability risks and is certain to have cascading
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