One of our team members climbs the ice stupa in Shara. In Sanskrit, “stupa” means “heap” and traditionally refers to structures that house Buddhist relics. For thousands of years, stupas have been constructed from materials like wood, stone, clay, and brick, ranging from simple domes to elaborate tiered towers. The first ice stupa was created in 2013 in Ladakh, Kashmir. Ladakh is a high-altitude desert surrounded by the Himalayas, and its villages rely mainly on glacier meltwater. With glaciers retreating due to climate change, water flow has become unpredictable. Sometimes there is too much water causing flash floods, while at other times there is a severe shortage. The ice stupa, […] The post Ice Stupa: Man-Made Glaciers at the Edge of the Himalayas appeared first on LIFE on the PLANET LADAKH.
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