While public figures in the U.S. debate the reality of climate change and environmental damage, people living (and dying) in the Himalayas bear witness to it.
On June 16 and 17 there were early and heavy monsoon rains in the Indian province of Uttarkhand, where Woodstock School is located.
The region immediately around the Mussoorie/Landaur hills was less affected than river valleys to the east. However, there appears to have been damage to roads and bridges along the route that our class traveled on October 19 (see post of 10/21/12) according to an extensive article in the Chandigarh Tribune.
There is more general coverage in the New York Times (June 22, 2013 article), BBC (June 23, 2013 article), and The Hindu (June 25, 2013 article).
Woodstock School itself was not affected and the school is on summer holiday until mid-July. However, this surely affects many of the families of support staff at the School and Pahari residents of the Mussoorie/Landaur area, as well as farmers getting their produce and milk to the Mussoorie markets.
When I learn of reliable organizations to which to donate for relief efforts, I will post those.
