Srinagar, Jan. 20 -- 'Persistent dry spell likely to trigger severe water shortage in summers'

Srinagar: The Kashmir valley is expected to face longer and more frequent droughts, according to the regional earth scientists, who predicted forty years till the end of the 21st century will be drier, given the obvious signs of climate change in Jammu and Kashmir.

A recent study by earth scientists has revealed that the region would have longer and more frequent dry periods as a result of climate change from the middle to the end of the 21st century and that this pattern will become the new normal between 2051 and 2099.

Speaking to the 'Kashmir Images', noted earth scientist, who also heads the Islamic University of Science and Technology (I...