The recent monsoon rains lashing Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) once again highlight a disturbing pattern. Each year’s floods are more devastating than the last, costing billions in damages. Beyond regular flooding, however, a lesser known yet deadlier phenomenon has emerged: cloud bursting. This orographic event occurs when moisture-laden winds are forced upward along mountain slopes, cool rapidly, and condense into dense clouds. When instability strikes, these clouds release torrents of rain in mere minutes, overwhelming rivers, sweeping away villages, and triggering landslides. The Himalayas, with their rugged terrain and heavy airflows from the Indian Ocean, remain especially prone. Finnish MP Dies By Suicide Inside Parliament Building Audit Flags Rs6.58 Billion Overcharges by Jazz, PTA Launches Review Russia slams ‘unjustified’ Trump sanctions on oil; Putin to meet Modi in India For more such Opinions & Blogs, click here. The human cost is staggering. Entire hamlets vanish overnight, livestock are swept downstream, and survivors find themselves stranded amid destruction. A recent tragedy in Neelum Valley saw a child survive while both parents perished one story among countless untold. Such disasters also threaten tourism, one of KPK’s most promising sectors. Ghastly footage of flash floods frightens away visitors, cutting off livelihoods for communities … Continue reading From Beauty to Disaster: Cloud Bursts in the Mountains of KPK