The Tibetan Plateau, often referred to as the “roof of the world,” is witnessing a surprising transformation. Many lakes across the globe are shrinking due to climate change and human ...

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.

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 ...

The findings were published on Tuesday in the prestigious international journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment by the Tibetan Plateau Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

China also claims the reservoir behind the Motuo station will help alleviate water shortages on the Tibetan Plateau, where communities heavily reliant on glacier meltwater expect to face water ...

The plot of the Hollywood doomsday film, 2012 – where China builds survival arks on the Tibetan Plateau – is edging closer to reality with Beijing’s latest plan for getting through a global ...