Kyrgyzstan is responding to the rising temperatures of the climate crisis with artificial glaciers in efforts aimed at staving off drought. Regional media reports published recently have referred to there being at least a score of the artificial ice deposits across the country, with the first having appeared in the village of Jergetal in Naryn Region in 2019. Artificial glaciers are formed by freezing natural springs of water emanating from a mountain source. Pipes are used to direct the water. Gradually, ice towers of 30 to 50 metres appear around the springs. Then, as temperatures warm, the …