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Fires ravage forests in Himalayas, threatening health and biodiversity

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Third Pole

Publication Date
2021-04-20

Wildfires described as ‘the worst in a decade’ have engulfed Himalayan mountain states in a thick haze and killed at least eight people in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Seven were killed neighbouring Nepal, where wildfires raged across several districts and forced a four-day school closure.

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https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/climate/fires-ravage-forests-in-himalayas-threatening-health-and-biodiversity/