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The Towers of Ladakh

16 Jun 2020 · 20 min

A mechanical engineer teams up with an unlikely band of students who use middle school math and science to create artificial glaciers that irrigate Ladakh, a region in India hit hard by climate change. For more information on this episode, visit nationalgeographic.com/podcasts/overheard.

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Read Arati's story about Sonam Wangchuk and his artificial glaciers in this month's issue of the magazine.

It's not just Ladakh that's facing a water crisis. Learn more about India's struggles with water infrastructure, with more reporting by Arati Kumar-Rao.

You can read about the complicated history of Kashmir, an area that's witnessed two wars and a longstanding insurgency.

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• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2020/07/one-way-to-fight-climate-change-make-your-own-glaciers-perpetual-feature/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=podcasts::src=shownotes::cmp=editorialadd=podcast20200616thetowersofladakh
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/07/india-water-crisis-drought-could-be-helped-better-building-planning/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=podcasts::src=shownotes::cmp=editorialadd=podcast20200601Ice%20Stupas
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/03/kashmir-conflict-how-did-it-start/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=podcasts::src=shownotes::cmp=editorialadd=podcast20200601Ice%20stupas
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