# UTTARAKHAND

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Impacts   /  Extreme Weather

Impact of Climate Change on Landslides in Uttarakhand

Climate change footprint on Uttarakhand’s rainfall patterns is accelerating landslides in the region

Editorial Team

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Impacts   /  Extreme Weather

Is pine the real ‘villain’ in the Uttarakhand forest fire saga?

Even as the Uttarakhand govt blames the rapidly growing presence of pine for the uncontrolled forest fires in the region, the absence of fire lines, inadequate forest staff, climate-induced dry weather and inadequate rainfall also need to be acknowledged in order to find a sustainable solution to the issue, say experts

Hridayesh Joshi

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Impacts   Research   /  Slow onset disasters

Changing Horticultural Production in Uttarakhand

Once a leading producer of pear, peach, plum, and apricot and the third largest producer of high quality apples in the country, the yield of major fruit crops have plummeted significantly in Uttarakhand in the last seven years.

Editorial Team

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Impacts   /  Slow onset disasters

Climate Change: Uttarakhand grapples with declining food production

Reduced crop yield and mounting production costs amidst dwindling profits mar the prospects of hill cultivation in the state, with farmers staring at losses.

Editorial Desk

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Impacts   /  Extreme Weather

This year, Uttarakhand’s normal monsoon was not so normal

The state might have managed to fall into the ‘normal’ rainfall category, but a closer look at the weekly rainfall depicts a different picture.

Editorial Desk

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Impacts   Research   Witness   /  Extreme Weather /  Slow onset disasters

How Uttarakhand fared in a decade after devastating Kedarnath floods in 2013

Given the fragile nature of Himalayan mountains amidst changing climatic conditions, extreme weather events have only increased in the last 10 years across the state.

Editorial Team