Author: Sucharita Sen

Picture postcards from a mountain oasis

by Sucharita Sen | Aug 16, 2017

Climate change is making it tougher, especially for women, to live in the Miyar valley in the high Himalayas

Located in the northwestern tip of Himachal Pradesh, the Miyar valley is part of the Tibetan plateau. It’s an oasis in the cold desert, thanks to the Menthosa glacier. But it’s an oasis under threat, as the glacier melt is disturbed by climate change…Read More

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