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Climate change blamed as Indian Himalayan forests burn
Soaring temperatures, rain deficit add to Uttarakhand fires, said to be worst since 2016
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A member of Nepal's Armed Police Force working to control a forest fire at Shivapuri National Park overlooking Kathmandu on Sunday. There has been a worrying spread of wildfires in the country, as well as in the northern Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. The impact of these fires is more devastating because the fragile Himalayan ecosystem is home to many endangered species.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Debarshi Dasgupta India Correspondent In New Delhi, Debarshi Dasgupta
It is not summer yet but Mr Steve Diederichs, originally from South Africa, and his colleagues have already battled four forest fires around their farm in Marrora in the northern Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in the past weeks.
The most recent one they had to battle began last Saturday night.
