Himalayan winters are seeing less snowfall as more ice melts

Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment correspondentGetty ImagesMuch less winter snow is falling on the Himalayas, leaving the mountains bare and rocky in many parts of the region in a season when they should be snow-clad, meteorologists have said.They say most winters in the last five years have seen a drop compared to average snowfall between 1980 and 2020.Rising temperature also means what little snow falls melts very…