Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:41pm on 13 Jan 2024,Saturday India
A prolonged dry spell in Kashmir's harsh winter worries residents and farmers as temperatures stay unusually high, causing health issues and impacting agriculture. Experts link the weather changes to broader climate change, warning of cascading effects on water resources. The region faces an 80% rain deficit in December, and dry conditions are expected to persist. Farmers, reliant on winter precipitation, express distress amid water scarcity concerns. Unplanned power outages exacerbate health problems, affecting patient care and disrupting daily life. Tourism and the famed ski terrain in Gulmarg suffer from the lack of snow.
