Lake Yamdrok-Tso, a huge, scorpion-shaped lake in Tibet that is rapidly being drained to provide water and electricity for Han settlers moving into Lhasa from China. The lake has long been a spiritual center for the people of Tibet, and is obviously beautiful. Regardless of your political views it would be a shame to lose such a place. You can already see the water has dropped significantly.

Lake Yamdrok-Tso, a huge, scorpion-shaped lake in Tibet that is rapidly being drained to provide water and electricity for Han settlers moving into Lhasa from China. The lake has long been a spiritual center for the people of Tibet, and is obviously beautiful. Regardless of your political views it would be a shame to lose such a place. You can already see the water has dropped significantly.