A prolonged dry spell is sweeping across the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir during the harshest phase of winter, leaving many people sick and farmers worried about impending water shortages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officials say the region witnessed about 80% rain deficit in December, while there was no precipitation in January\u2019s first week. Most plains in Kashmir have not received any snow while the upper reaches saw less than usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Experts link the weather shifts in Kashmir with broader climate change and global warming and warn that it could have a cascading impact on the region\u2019s water resources and agriculture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A prolonged dry spell is sweeping across the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir during the harshest phase of winter, leaving many people sick and farmers worried about impending water shortages. Officials say the region witnessed about 80% rain deficit in December, while there was no precipitation in January\u2019s first week. Most plains in Kashmir have not …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":100306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6459],"class_list":["post-100305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-kashmiri-residents-face-dry-winter"],"yoast_head":"\n