The ice stupas of Ladakh, giant towers of ice created in the Himalayan desert by local people to store water — engineering marvels that look like enchanted castles

http://icestupa.org/  https://gregwhite.tv/stupa/ 
ph: Greg White / Sonam Wangchuk
The ice stupas of Ladakh, giant towers of ice created in the Himalayan desert by local people to store water — engineering marvels that look like enchanted castles http://icestupa.org/  https://gregwhite.tv/stupa/  ph: Greg White / Sonam Wangchuk
The ice stupas of Ladakh, giant towers of ice created in the Himalayan desert by local people to store water — engineering marvels that look like enchanted castles http://icestupa.org/  https://gregwhite.tv/stupa/  ph: Greg White / Sonam Wangchuk
The ice stupas of Ladakh, giant towers of ice created in the Himalayan desert by local people to store water — engineering marvels that look like enchanted castles http://icestupa.org/  https://gregwhite.tv/stupa/  ph: Greg White / Sonam Wangchuk
The ice stupas of Ladakh, giant towers of ice created in the Himalayan desert by local people to store water — engineering marvels that look like enchanted castles http://icestupa.org/  https://gregwhite.tv/stupa/  ph: Greg White / Sonam Wangchuk
To make an ice stupa, a basic structure is first constructed using tree branches and then covered with fish nets. Water is then sprayed from above through a vertical pipe, creating the stupa as the droplets descend and touch the structure and freeze

© Nishant Tiku/ Stupa Project
To make an ice stupa, a basic structure is first constructed using tree branches and then covered with fish nets. Water is then sprayed from above through a vertical pipe, creating the stupa as the droplets descend and touch the structure and freeze© Nishant Tiku/ Stupa Project
To make an ice stupa, a basic structure is first constructed using tree branches and then covered with fish nets. Water is then sprayed from above through a vertical pipe, creating the stupa as the droplets descend and touch the structure and freeze© Nishant Tiku/ Stupa Project
Water has always been a scarce resource in these arid regions but climate change is making this land even drier. The ice stupa solution is simple — all you need is pipes and gravity. “Solutions for the mountains, by the mountain people”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/22/the-ice-stupas-of-ladakh-solving-water-crisis-in-the-high-desert-of-himalaya?CMP=share_btn_tw
Water has always been a scarce resource in these arid regions but climate change is making this land even drier. The ice stupa solution is simple — all you need is pipes and gravity. “Solutions for the mountains, by the mountain people” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/22/the-ice-stupas-of-ladakh-solving-water-crisis-in-the-high-desert-of-himalaya?CMP=share_btn_tw
Water has always been a scarce resource in these arid regions but climate change is making this land even drier. The ice stupa solution is simple — all you need is pipes and gravity. “Solutions for the mountains, by the mountain people” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/22/the-ice-stupas-of-ladakh-solving-water-crisis-in-the-high-desert-of-himalaya?CMP=share_btn_tw
Still getting questions on how these work, so: underground pipe collects water from melting glacier in late summer/autumn (which would otherwise be wasted)— water stored as stupa stays frozen throughout winter— starts melting in the springtime, when the fields need watering
Still getting questions on how these work, so: underground pipe collects water from melting glacier in late summer/autumn (which would otherwise be wasted)— water stored as stupa stays frozen throughout winter— starts melting in the springtime, when the fields need watering
Still getting questions on how these work, so: underground pipe collects water from melting glacier in late summer/autumn (which would otherwise be wasted)— water stored as stupa stays frozen throughout winter— starts melting in the springtime, when the fields need watering
Still getting questions on how these work, so: underground pipe collects water from melting glacier in late summer/autumn (which would otherwise be wasted)— water stored as stupa stays frozen throughout winter— starts melting in the springtime, when the fields need watering
Still getting questions on how these work, so: underground pipe collects water from melting glacier in late summer/autumn (which would otherwise be wasted)— water stored as stupa stays frozen throughout winter— starts melting in the springtime, when the fields need watering
Lots more info in the links in the thread above. Couple of interesting videos here
Bonus post — a beautiful series by National Geographic photographer Ciril Jazbec [the second picture is the Ice Cafe, inside the ice stupa in Gya village]

http://www.ciriljazbec.com/projects/the-ice-stupas/#
Bonus post — a beautiful series by National Geographic photographer Ciril Jazbec [the second picture is the Ice Cafe, inside the ice stupa in Gya village] http://www.ciriljazbec.com/projects/the-ice-stupas/#
Bonus post — a beautiful series by National Geographic photographer Ciril Jazbec [the second picture is the Ice Cafe, inside the ice stupa in Gya village] http://www.ciriljazbec.com/projects/the-ice-stupas/#
Bonus post — a beautiful series by National Geographic photographer Ciril Jazbec [the second picture is the Ice Cafe, inside the ice stupa in Gya village] http://www.ciriljazbec.com/projects/the-ice-stupas/#
Bonus post — a beautiful series by National Geographic photographer Ciril Jazbec [the second picture is the Ice Cafe, inside the ice stupa in Gya village] http://www.ciriljazbec.com/projects/the-ice-stupas/#
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