Good idea: build climate resilience:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-67469222

A decade and a half ago there used to be a regular rhythm to the Ladakhi land, which provided villagers with a steady water supply. Winter snow melted to feed streams, just as meltwater from the glaciers trickled down and provided water for farming and agriculture in springtime.

Spring and summer is traditionally a time of plenty in Ladakh
However, climate change has seen average winter temperatures in Ladakh rise by about 1C over the last 40 years.

Snowfall has become increasingly unpredictable and glaciers have retreated farther up towards the peaks, or disappeared altogether.

I first visited Ladakh in 2018. I returned in 2019, and again in spring this year - kept away in the interim by the coronavirus pandemic. The difference was startling.

The snow now melts faster, leaving villagers with little to no water by spring. Glaciers are now so high up in the mountains that they melt later in the year. Ladakhi springtime - once lush and fertile - was dry and silent this year.

A lack of water has led to a decrease in meadows - keeping large flocks of pashmina goats is becoming unviable. The Changpa herders are giving up their traditional livelihoods and migrating to other parts of India or to Leh looking for non-pastoral work.

Farmers, unable to find water for their barley and apricots, are leaving in droves.

Many Ladahki people have relied on apricot farming for decades
Despite the destruction caused by climate change, there is hope for this isolated region.

On my second visit to Ladakh in March 2019, I met engineer Sonam Wangchuk. He told me that on a drive through the valleys in 2013 he noticed a large mound of unmelted ice under a bridge, sheltered from the sun. The sight of that small tower of ice triggered an idea.

"High school maths tells us that a cone is the simple answer," he grinned at me.

TIL the actors on breaking bad were actually taught how to cook ice [source, comments]

Song of the day 🗽💵: https://open.spotify.com/track/1sWnFIIdKvvlMBLTAyy0BB?si=4LapY028RXC_Wszh9cGRzQ

🥳 😍✨ Bern/ CH: Im Rahmen der Globalen Aktionstage gegen Militarismus hat eine Gruppe in Bern Strassenschilder überklebt. Statt der "Militär- und Kasernenstrasse" trugen sie nun den Namen "De-militarisierte Str." und einen Hinweis auf die Aktionstage, sowie Plakate, welche - unter anderem - eine Entmilitarisierung des Planeten fordern. https://barrikade.info/article/6217

Bern/ Switzerland: As part of the Global Days of Action against Militarism, a group in Bern pasted over street signs. Instead of "Militär- und Kasernenstrasse", they now bore the name "De-militarisierte Str." and a reference to the days of action, as well as posters calling - among other things - for the demilitarisation of the planet.

👉 https://diakollektiv.noblogs.org/

TIL the term "conspiracy theory" is itself the subject of a conspiracy theory whereby the CIA intentionally popularized it after the Kennedy assassination to discredit and ridicule conspiratorial believers [source, comments]

Unfortunately it's a deepfake, but great art by Zentrum für politische Schönheit. Support the whole thing here: afd-verbot.de
https://youtu.be/g1Gf2MMJr80?feature=shared

I listened to this song and the music somehow sounded familiar. https://youtu.be/LdZu4cvpDQE?feature=shared
After a while it dawned on me that I heard it before on the criminally ignored album Kinzdom Come by KMC. This is the best German Hip Hop album ever to me. English rapping crew KMC (Kinzmenclikk) consisted of rap trio Harleckinz, Big Sal, DJ Desue, Mr. Knight, KC da Rookee and others

Song of the day 🎤🫂: https://open.spotify.com/track/142rESKN3gVeiUV0WmP8wf?si=LStRBFD_TFi9Hqa_NLyGrQ