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Climate Extremes Ravage Kashmir Orchards as Repeated Hailstorms Trigger Fresh Crisis for Growers

SRINAGAR: Kashmirs worsening climate instability is now unfolding in increasingly destructive and unpredictable ways, with repeated hailstorms across the Valley devastating orchards, vegetable fields and paddy saplings, pushing thousands of farming families into distress and once again exposing the absence of a reliable crop insurance mechanism. Over the past several weeks, different parts of Kashmir []