Artificial Glaciers Stave off Drought in Kyrgyzstan

In the Tian-Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, villagers have made an artificial glacier to provide water for their drought-hit farms.

Standing on the ice hillock, farmer Erkinbek Kaldanov said he was optimistic about harnessing nature to counteract climate change.

“We won’t have any more problems with water,” said the farmer, who was worried for his sheep last year after some unusual temperature spikes.

“When the glacier melts, there will be enough water for the livestock and to water the land in Syn-Tash,” the…