NEW DELHI: For residents of Delhi, summers meant quick getaways to the cooler sub-Himalayan retreats barely 6-7 hours away where the maximum temperature would typically hover in the late 30s.
Call it the effects of global warming with the cool climes in the hills now giving way to unusually hot weather conditions. Tourists are flocking further to the upper reaches in the hope of escaping the sizzling heat.
Data released by department of Economics and Statistics has revealed that Himachal Pradesh recorded an average maximum temperature of 28.5 degrees Celsius in 1971-72 which increased to 33.7 degree Celsius in the year 2010-11
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