Canadian outdoor brand Arc’teryx faces backlash over fireworks in the Himalayas: Art, climate, and controversy | World News

A recent fireworks display in the Himalayas by renowned artist Cai Guo-Qiang, in collaboration with Canadian outdoor brand Arc’teryx, has sparked widespread criticism from climate activists and social media users. The display, titled “Rising Dragon,” took place on a Tibetan plateau at an altitude of approximately 5,500 meters in Shigatse. Videos of the colourful pyrotechnics […]

China’s Brahmaputra dam | A Himalayan river threat

Originating from the icy grip of the Angsi Glacier, near the northern slopes of the Himalayas, close to Lake Manasarovar in western Tibet, the Yarlung Tsangpo—known as Siang in Arunachal Pradesh and the Brahmaputra in Assam—embarks on a long and winding 2,900 km journey. It flows eastward across the Tibetan Plateau, a seemingly calm giant, […]