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When you think of the Himalayas what images come to mind – snow and rushing, cold mountain streams?

Well at the moment the area is in the midst of a drought and hills usually covered with snow are bare.

According to Nepalese Department of Metrology and Hydrology the temperature is increasing by more than half a degree every year.

And as Rajan Parajuli found out global warming is changing the way farming communities live and survive.