The recent unexpected weather change at the end of April and beginning of May has badly affected Chardham Yatra in Uttarakhand. The opening of the gates of Kedarnath on April 24 ushered in the rain and snowfall
The average rate of retreat of the largest glacier in Uttarakhand, about 30 kilometres long, between 0.5 and 2.5 kilometres wide and with an area of 143 square kilometres, was 20 meters a year between 1935 and 1996
The Van Panchayats in Uttarakhand were born out of the conflicts and compromises that followed settlements and forest reserves in the hills at the beginning of the last century.
This spring's heat wave in India and Pakistan, which has caused widespread human suffering and hit global wheat supplies, was about 30 times more likely to occur due to human-caused climate change, according to an analysis.
Unseasonal rains of 36 hours have left Uttarakhand badly disturbed. During this, 17 people died at different places. About 11 thousand pilgrims who went on the pilgrimage to the Char Dhams of the state have been stopped at various places.