Increased rainfall and vegetation changes result in sediment shifts at the Roof of the World
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau occupies an enormous area of Asia and is known as the Roof of the World, owing to an average ...
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Study reveals plateau's geographical changes
Chinese scientists have pieced together the dramatic geographical changes of the Luolong Basin in the eastern part of the Xizang autonomous region, revealing a period of rapid elevation and climatic ...
Small areas of Tibetan Plateau may have outsize impact on East Asia’s spring rains
The Tibetan Plateau, often referred to as the "Water Tower of Asia", is crucial to the hydrological cycle, feeding major Asian rivers such as the Yangtze, Yellow River, Indus, and Ganges.