Nepal

NEPAL
CLIMATE OF HIMALAYA
Climate of Himalayas

Himalayan Coverage Area: 2,250-km
Average Width: 200-km
Himalayan Forests: Pine, Deodar, Fir, Oak, Rhododendron, Birch
Monsoon Season:Mid-June Till The End Of September

Saga Of Mountains, Forests, Pastures
The Himalayas with dazzling pinnacles of snow-covered ranges extend for 2,250-km from the Namcha Barwa on the bend of the Tsang-po(Brahmaputra) to Nanga Parbat on the Indus. The range runs east to west up to central-Nepal and then takes a southeast to northwest direction. The average width of the Himalayas is about 200-km.The compositions of the forests on this mighty range are effected by the combined effect of altitude, rainfall and latitude. The rainfall, mainly from the monsoons, decreases from the east to thewest. Comparatively, in winter, due to the influence of tropical west wind drift, the northwest areas have more precipitation in the form of rain and snow. From these snow covered ranges with bigglaciers, flow the great rivers that have made the Indo-Gangetic plain one of the most fertile in the world and the heart Land of India.

Climatic Variation In The Himalayas
The Himalayan Alpine climatevaries according to the elevation. It gets colder as the elevation increases and gets wetter as the elevation drops. As a result the temeparture and climatic changes in the Himalayan regions changevery quickly. All of a sudden there can be occurances of monsoons, floods, high winds, snowstorms and other types of precipitation, which makes the climate over here quiet an unpredictable and dangerousone.

The two major seasons of the Himalayan region are winter and summer. During the winter the region recieves the maximum snow with very icy temperatures. Summer are quiet mild over here, makingthe places overe here quiet good summer holiday hideouts. Usually throughout the year te Alpine Himalayan region recieves Snow.

Forest Cover - The Glory Of The Himalayas
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