The West of the country is barren, featuring the Taklamakan and ... the east has remained the most populated and developed area of China.

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 ...

[Photo by Palden Nyima/chinadaily.com.cn] The glacier area in China has shrunk by about 26 percent over the past 60 years, with approximately 7,000 small glaciers completely disappearing ...

HONG KONG — China's glacier area has shrunk by 26 per cent since 1960 due to rapid global warming, with 7,000 small glaciers disappearing completely and glacial retreat intensifying in recent ...

China's Glacier Area Shrinks by 26% Over Six Decades HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's glacier area has shrunk by 26% since 1960 due to rapid global warming, with 7,000 small glaciers disappearing ...