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Common snowtrout is commonly found in the Himalayan region of India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. This species is adapted to fast-flowing, cold-water streams of Himalayan rivers. This species can be found in mountain rivers dwelling among rocks, feeding on algae, aquatic plants and detritus. They usually breed in April and May.
Indian rhinoceros in the Terai. Above the alluvial plain lies the Terai strip, a seasonally marshy zone of sand and clay soils. The Terai has higher rainfall than the plains, and the downward-rushing rivers of the Himalaya slow down and spread out in the flatter Terai zone, depositing fertile silt during the monsoon season and receding in the dry season.
The High mountain region has 12,062 km 2 of natural water bodies, snow/glaciers and 13,105 km 2 barren areas. Forests 25.4% of Nepal's land area, or about 36,360 km 2 (14,039 sq mi) is covered with forest according to FAO figures from 2005.
For days, people in the Himalayan region of Kashmir watched in agony as a famed ancient spring ran dry amid extreme dry weather conditions. It was the first time in living memory that the spring ...
The Himalayan range encompasses about 15,000 glaciers, which store about 12,000 km 3 (2,900 cu mi), or 3600–4400 Gt (10 12 kg) [33] of fresh water. [34] Its glaciers include the Gangotri and Yamunotri (Uttarakhand) and Khumbu glaciers (Mount Everest region), Langtang glacier (Langtang region), and Zemu .
The Kashmir Valley enjoys a moderate climate but weather conditions are unpredictable. The record high temperature is 37.8°C [9] and the record low is −18 °C. On 5 and 6 January 2012, after years of relatively little snow, a wave of heavy snow and low temperatures (winter storm) shocked the valley covering it in a thick layer of snow and ice.
Hundreds of rescuers dug through slushy debris and fast-flowing, icy water Friday in a search for survivors after a glacial lake overflowed and burst through a dam in India's Himalayan north, a ...
To meet the resort's five-year plan, 57 new KFD snow guns and hydrants have been installed. The east mountain pumphouse was also replaced. “The new pumps doubled water output from 900 to 1,800 ...