The Tibetan Plateau, often referred to as the “roof ... from 1994 and 2024 confirms significant lake expansion across the landscape. Unlike most other lakes, which rely on rivers for inflow ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers uncovered evidence that ancient humans survived on the Tibetan Plateau during the coldest period of the past 2.5 million years, demonstrating their resilience and adaptability.

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.

Nestled in the middle of the Himalayas is the Tibetan plateau—a large, flat ... Homo sapiens managed to settle in this unforgiving landscape around 30,000 to 40,000 years ago, and around 10,000 years ...

On the southeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, at the convergence of the Hengduan Mountains and the Himalayas, abundant moisture creates a unique climate and ecological environment. [Zhao ...

Using primarily ethnographic methods, I have conducted research on property rights, natural resource conflicts, environmental history, development and landscape transformation ... to climate change on ...