Srinagar, May 29 -- Srinagar- As climate scientists warn of longer and more dangerous heat waves across India, Kashmir - once considered a summer refuge - is no longer immune.

At the India Heat Summit 2025, held this week in Delhi, researchers said climate models now show heat waves not just intensifying across the country but also expanding in duration and geography, affecting regions that earlier escaped the worst.

"This means India will experience heat waves that last longer and cover larger areas," said Krishna Achuta Rao, who heads the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences at IIT Delhi. "What might have earlier been a week-long event could now stretch to a month-and-a-half or more."

The warnings come at a time when Kashmir has already r...