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On May 19, 2022, two astrophotographers set up near the sacred lake of Pumoyongcuo on the southern Tibetan Plateau captured a ...

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In Rivers of the Asian Highlands: From Deep Time to the Climate Crisis, Himalayan historian Ruth Gamble and co-authors begin by tracing the genesis of the Himalaya, citing evidence that the Tibetan ...

The Tibetan Plateau provides a robust safeguard for water resource demands in the surrounding Himalayan region. Due to global warming, the Tibetan Plateau is undergoing significant changes ...

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The Tibetan Plateau provides a robust safeguard for water resource demand in the surrounding Himalayan region. Amid global warming, the Tibetan Plateau is undergoing significant changes ...