Chinese scientists have pieced together the dramatic geographical changes of the Luolong Basin in the eastern part of the ...

Researchers have previously drawn a link between atmospheric conditions above the plateau and persistent springtime rainfall in East Asia, which occurs between March and May. Do you have questions ...

The team finds that the orographic gravity waves triggered by small-scale orography over the Tibetan Plateau contribute importantly to the spring rainfall in East Asia. The impact is even ...

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.