Western Himalayas
As I read the local paper today, another incidence of a cloudburst is reported from the Rajgarh area of Himachal. Unlike tropical cyclones, tornadoes and hurricanes, cloudbursts hardly make it to the news headlines. Perhaps because they affect only a...
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