New Delhi, June 12 -- The whole Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region will experience temperatures up to 2 degrees C hotter than average in addition to above-average rainfall this summer monsoon, warned a new analysis of global and national meteorological agencies' data released by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) on June 11, 2025.

"The forecasts we've studied are unanimous in predicting a hotter monsoon across the entire HKH, with a trend towards higher-than-normal rainfall in major parts of HKH," a statement quoted Arun Bhakta Shrestha, senior advisor at ICIMOD and one of the reviewers of the outlook.

The report pointed to temperature rise in nearly all countries across the HKH region including Afgha...