Scientists have identified three distinct periods over the past four decades that feature notably different variations of lake area and volume on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau.
A train chugs toward a tunnel on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, but the sheep and wild donkeys nearby don't seem to be bothered.
The Tibetan plateau remains one of the world's cleanest regions despite the lingering presence of pollutants from farming and mining, according to research released on Wednesday.
The perennial frozen earth on China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has shrunk by 16 percent over the past three decades as a result of global warming, according to new research results.
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