The Tibetan Plateau, often referred to as the "Water Tower of Asia", is crucial to the hydrological cycle, feeding major Asian rivers such as the Yangtze, Yellow River, Indus, and Ganges.

In 2004, I traveled a thousand miles in the eastern Tibetan plateau by local bus, ... The historical issues in East Asia have long been a blindspot for the United States.

The springtime persistent rainfall is the major rainy period before the onset of summer monsoon in East Asia. For example, it accounts for about 35% of the annual precipitation in South China ...

Climate change-induced water loss in the Tibetan Plateau further challenges water security from Central to Southeast Asia. Are ‘Water Wars’ Coming to Asia? – The Diplomat ...

In 2019, researchers including Welker described a jawbone from Baishiya Karst cave in Xiahe in the north-east Tibetan plateau dated to 160,000 years ago. Protein from one of the teeth was ...

Small areas of the Tibetan Plateau may have an outsize influence on East Asia’s climate by increasing spring rainfall by up to a quarter, researchers say. The Tibetan Plateau, often referred to ...