- Climate vulnerability assessment highlights accelerated glacier melt threatening the Indus River system in Pakistan.
- Glacial ice loss from the Tibetan Plateau is threatening water resources for downstream populations in South Asia.
A study published in Nature Communications details how changes on the Tibetan Plateau affect the Indus, Yangtze, and Yellow river systems and downstream areas like India.
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Updated Aug 30
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A study published in Nature Communications details how changes on the Tibetan Plateau affect the Indus, Yangtze, and Yellow river systems and downstream areas like India.
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Tibetan Plateau
plateau in Central Asia
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Indus
hamlet in Alberta, Canada
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Yangtze
Longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world
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