Death descends from Kailash: The curse of ice in a warming world
Kailash—the divine land of mythology. Where Lord Shiva resides in the pristine whiteness of snow, where the silence of the mountains has been understood by generations as a language of sanctity. But this time, from near that very Kailash, a different current descended—not just water, but a torrent of ice, rock, mud and death. In an instant, the familiar landscape of the Himalayas was transformed. Green mountains were buried under grey debris, rivers turned into raging torrents, and those on pilgrimage paths encountered the messengers of death.
