Glaciers on Qinghai-Tibet plateau shrink 15 percent in past 50 years - Xinhua

Glaciers on Qinghai-Tibet plateau shrink 15 percent in past 50 years Xinhua LHASA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Glaciers on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and neighboring regions have shrunk by 15 percent in the past half a century, a researcher said. Meanwhile, the permafrost has shrunk by 16 percent, said Yao Tandong, chief scientist of ...

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