Description

Overview:

In this video, learn how communities in the arid high-mountain region of Ladakh rely on glacial water to feed streams and water crops during the spring and summer months. Global warming is dramatically reshaping the future of these areas. Meet a Ladakhi teacher and engineer who devised a method to capture and store glacial runoff into magnificent ice pyramids that are used as water resources throughout the summer and during peak agricultural months.

Subject:

Environmental Science, Agriculture, Environmental Studies, Physical Science

Level:

Middle School, High School, Community College / Lower Division

Material Type:

Diagram/Illustration, Reading

Author:

Alize Carrere, Public Broadcasting Service

Provider:

CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network

Provider Set:

CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network

Date Added:

08/01/2022