Watch: Ingenious ‘ice stupas’ in Ladakh could be the answer to the region’s serious water scarcity

Artificial Glaciers To Save WaterPosted by Scroll28,231 ViewsShareArtificial Glaciers To Save WaterPosted by Scroll28,231 ViewsVideo UnavailableSorry, this video could not be played.Learn More Global warming is rapidly melting the glaciers in Ladakh. The climate change is so radical that by 2100 it may reduce the volume of glaciers in the Everest region by 70%. Ladakh receives a meagre 100 mm of rainfall annually and has extremely low temperatures. But, increasingly, warmer temperatures are causing floods in winter owing to the premature melting of ice. This causes water scarcity in spring, making…

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