Srinagar, Aug. 18 -- Cloudbursts are not new to Jammu and Kashmir, yet each time they strike, we appear startled, unprepared, and tragically vulnerable. The recent disaster at Chosoti in Kishtwar once again exposed the fragile balance between nature and human intervention. While the meteorological department had issued clear advisories about intense weather, the decision to allow mass gatherings in ecologically fragile zones has raised uncomfortable questions about accountability. Was this an inevitable act of nature, or a preventable human failure?Let's be honest-cloudbursts will happen. They are sudden, violent, and beyond our capacity to stop. But what is within our control is preparedness, regulation, and foresight. When warnings are ...