Ice Stupas: The Artificial Mini Glaciers Bringing Water to Some of the Driest, Coldest Places on Earth
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Ice Stupas: The Artificial Mini Glaciers Bringing Water to Some of the Driest, Coldest Places on Earth
One is looking at whether you could move something other than water uphill—pebbles, for example. Another is working on a process that would do away with the hill but not the water: You pump water underground, keep it there under pressure, and then release it when you’re ready to turn a turbine. If this approach works, it would…
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Indigenous peoples have known for millennia to plant under the shade of the mesquite and paloverde trees that mark the Sonoran Desert here, shielding their crops from the intense sun and reducing the amount of water needed.
The modern-day version of this can be seen in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, where... See more
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