Srinagar, Aug. 17 -- A new study has highlighted the alarming toll of extreme weather events in Jammu and Kashmir, documenting 2,863 incidents and 552 deaths in 12 years.

The 2024 research paper titled 'Extreme weather events induced mortalities in Jammu and Kashmir, India during 2010-2022', published in Mausam-the quarterly journal of the India Meteorological Department (IMD)-has found a sharp escalation in hazards such as heavy rainfall, flash floods, thunderstorms, hailstorms, extreme winds, and heavy snowfall.

According to the study, lightning was the most frequent hazard with 1,942 incidents, followed by 409 episodes of heavy rainfall and 168 flash floods. But heavy snowfall, though comparatively rare, proved the deadliest per inci...