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That Post article seems unreasonably optimistic.
And if the Himalayas are in trouble... it seems like there is a serious problem with the model?
I think the brightly colored area may be the comparatively lower land just south of the Himalaya. The mountains can act as a backstop that allows heat and pollution to build up to intolerable levels while the air is not able to easily mix with cleaner and cooler air to the north.
It's the area just south of the mountains, not the high-elevation areas.