Letter From Gansu Province, China: The Strange Business of Subsidized Yak Insurance
In central China's Gansu Province, nomads can buy insurance policies for their sheep and yaks.
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How Climate Scientists Can Save Lives by Predicting Glacial Collapse
Research in Tibet and Peru has identified glaciers and glacial lakes that could cause catastrophic avalanches and floods.
What Ever Happened to Hollywood’s ‘Free Tibet’ Rallying Cry?
Calls for Tibetan rights remain; they’re just hard to hear over the din of other mounting international rights concerns.
Twenty Himalayans Have Set Themselves On Fire This Month
It’s hard to mistake a Himalayan November for spring. Frustation in the Chinese-run region of Tibet appears to…