A massive landslide and glacial collapse may have caused catastrophic flooding even without heavy rainfall. More than 3,000 people remained missing.
Category: Tibet
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Before Nepal’s Floods, Hindu Pilgrims Sought the Divine at Mount Kailash
The New York Times – On the Runway:For many, the trek to Mount Kailash on the border of Nepal and Tibet is a once-in-a-lifetime trip to find spiritual awakening.
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Catastrophic Flood Exposes the Risks of Nepal’s Hydropower Bet
The New York Times – Business:The loss of power-generating capacity has raised questions about an ambitious expansion of renewable energy in one of the world’s most hazard-prone mountain regions.
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Lobga Rangzen, the Tibetan Activist Who Set Himself on Fire in Manhattan
The New York Times – On the Runway:No one doubted the intensity of Lobga Rangzen’s commitment to a Tibet free of Chinese control. But they were not prepared for what he did next.
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Why China Built 162 Square Miles of Solar Panels on the World’s Highest Plateau
China is using the high-altitude expanse for immense solar panel farms and wind turbines and has begun work on the world’s largest hydroelectric dams.
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Pema Tseden, Pioneering Tibetan Filmmaker, Is Dead at 53
His films captured contemporary Tibetan life as Tibetans saw it, devoid of the stereotypes long associated with their homeland.