The taxi turned towards Phyang, a small village in the Ladakh mountain desert on the Tibetan plateau, with nothing but barren desert on either side. In front of me lay miles of broken road and ...

In the far north of India, a cold mountain desert is the stunning backdrop to an unprecedented icy structure. This is a land of extremes, where rainfall is scarce and temperatures range wildly from ...

Glaciers are not just spectacular indicators of climate change as they shrink and disappear due to global warming. They are also, for many communities, an irreplaceable source of fresh water. During ...

The ice stupa project in Chile was inspired by the original one founded in India, where communities in the Ladakh Valley are using the mini glaciers to get them through the dry months. University of ...

The University of Aberdeen are working with partners to enhance an innovation that is providing vital water in some of the most arid places on the planet. Ice Stupas are artificial glaciers used for ...

A photo series on ice stupas — artificial glaciers in the northern Indian Himalayas — recently won first place in the 2024-25 Onewater’s Walk of Water: Water Towers photo story contest. Ice stupas are ...

Stamps are to create awareness about depleting glaciers and affect on the ecology around the Himalayas. Over 12 villages in Ladakh have built ice Stupas this year in various villages.With the ...