Most of Asia's major rivers find their source on the Tibetan plateau. However as the global temperature rises, Tibet’s glaciers are melting and grassland permafrost is thawing at an alarming rate.

With nearly 37,000 glaciers on the Chinese side alone, the Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding arc of mountains contain the largest volume of ice outside the polar regions. This ice gives birth to ...

Beijing: Chinese researchers have revealed that the Tibetan Plateau is expected to experience accelerated warming in the next 10 years, according to the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) under ...

Scientists have warned that there is a rising risk of extreme weather events as a result of the Tibetan Plateau becoming warmer and wetter. The plateau is sometimes described as the “Asian water ...

From the new facility under construction in the city of Haidong, situated at the foot of the Tibetan plateau ... the sense of community for the Chinese nation in the hearts of children from ...

China's glacier area has shrunk by 26% since 1960 due to rapid global warming, with 7,000 small glaciers disappearing completely and glacial retreat intensifying in recent years, official data ...

The Tibetan Plateau is Asia’s most important source ... The university awarded the nation’s first doctoral degree in science, the first doctoral degree in engineering, as well as the first ...

Two geological wonders from China have been designated UNESCO Global Geoparks, the National Forestry and Grassland ...

BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have revealed that the Tibetan Plateau is expected to experience accelerated warming in the next 10 years, according to the Institute of ...