The Tibetan Plateau, often called the "roof of the world," continues to baffle geologists and others curious about Earth’s ...

An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude on Richter Scale jolted Tibet on Sunday, National Center of Seismology reported.As per NCS, ...

The Yellow River, which stretches from the Tibetan Plateau to the Bohai Sea in China, is so called because of the color lent ...

Understanding how alpine wetlands are degrading is crucial for evaluating the full impact of climate change on these fragile ...

The application of these results will contribute to the sustainable improvement of the near-natural restoration of grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau. Figure 1. Spatial distribution of sampling sites.

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.

This study addresses a novel and interesting question about how the rise of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau influenced patterns of bird migration, employing a multi-faceted approach that combines species ...

For example, how the different species factor in, etc. The study tries to assess how the rise of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau affected patterns of bird migration between their breeding and wintering ...

Chinese authorities in Tibet have detected problems, including cracks, at five out of 14 hydropower dams that they have inspected since a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the southwest region last ...

Tibetan Government in-Exile President Sikyong Penpa Tsering has announced that they plan to compose a book and map with original names of Tibetan counties. He spoke about China's policy of ...

He said that the Tibetan Government in-exile is working to draft a new map of Tibet while composing of a book on old Tibetan names in its original format to counter claims made by China.

On January 7, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Tingri in China’s Tibet region ... These two earthquakes came in 1934 and 1950. The map below shows some larger earthquakes in the region from ...