Nainital's Dry Winter Dashes Tourist Snowfall Hopes, Businesses Suffer

• Nainital experiences an unusually dry winter, disappointing tourists who arrived expecting snowfall for New Year and weekends.
• Despite pleasant weather and cold, the absence of snow has left many visitors, including those from Haryana and Delhi, feeling let down.
• Local tourism businesses, like boat owners, are also suffering due to reduced tourist influx during the typically busy snowfall season.
• Experts attribute the lack of snowfall to global warming and climate change, with the meteorological department predicting a mostly dry January.
• Locals and tourists alike remain hopeful for future snowfall to revive tourism and alleviate the dry cold.

Why It Matters: Nainital's dry winter disappoints tourists and businesses, highlighting climate change impact on tourism.