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Is China behind California’s 2017 catastrophic rain? New study finds a surprising 'climate teleconnection' linking the Rocky Mountains and Tibetan PlateauIs China behind California’s 2017 catastrophic rain? Recent studies indicate that unusually warm temperatures on the Tibetan Plateau have a...- In the late 1960s, a killer terrorised California, claimed responsibility through cryptic letters & ciphers, then vanished into one of America’s biggest unsolved mysteriesThe Zodiac Killer remains an unidentified serial killer who targeted people in California's Bay Area. Between 1968 and 1969, he attacked se...
- Post-1949, China increased its forest cover from 10% to 25%, but scientists found an unexpected side effect: Tree planting shifted water away from East & Northwest towards the Tibetan PlateauChina's extensive reforestation programmes have significantly increased forest cover across the country. However, this large-scale greening...
- Tibetans adapted to live at high altitudes where oxygen is scarce; study suggests ancient interbreeding with an extinct human population may have given their ancestors a genetic advantage to survive in one of planet’s harshest environmentsTibetan highlander populations have distinct genetic variants in proximity to the EPAS1 gene, facilitating their adaptation to high altitud...
- Indus Waters Treaty: The 1960 pact that refuses to leave the limelight of India-Pakistan tensionsIndus Waters Treaty Explained: The Indus Waters Treaty faces strain over India's hydropower projects and Pakistan's objections. Following a...
- Science says ancient soil can reveal about extinct animals that left no bones, the hidden DNA record beneath our feetThe discovery of DNA preserved in ancient sediments is expanding our understanding of what can constitute a fossil record. Bones provide ph...
- Rock-ice avalanches: The silent Himalayan killer behind Nepal's deadly floodRecent floods in Nepal's Rasuwa district highlight rock-ice avalanches. These events, which can trigger destructive downstream floods, are ...
- China identifies countries of 261 foreigners missing in Himalayan mudslideA devastating mudslide on the Tibetan border has left 261 foreign nationals missing. Chinese officials reported 16 deaths in Tibet and 546 ...
- China-Nepal glacial flood alert system warned of seven disasters – but missed this oneA China-Nepal warning system had successfully issued seven alerts for glacial hazards, but Wednesday’s deadly ice-rock avalanche exposed it...
- Nepal’s deadly flood is a warning no one is listening toA devastating flash flood struck Nepal's Rasuwa district, causing significant loss of life and missing persons. Hundreds of Indian pilgrims...
- In 2014, scientists compared EPAS1 DNA from 40 Tibetans and 40 Han Chinese and linked a high-altitude adaptation to Denisovan-like ancestry. 12 years later, the finding traced the genetic gift to an interbreeding event about 48,700 years agoIn 2014, scientists found a remarkable clue in Tibetan DNA. They compared the EPAS1 gene in 40 Tibetans and 40 Han Chinese and uncovered a ...
- In 1981, China began planting billions of trees to restore degraded land. Decades later, the 78-billion-tree effort produced a surprising outcome: it altered the water cycle, sending more rain to some regions while drying out othersChina’s decades-long reforestation campaign has dramatically expanded vegetation across the country, including through the Three-North Shel...
- This 3,500-km-wide icy cloud band from China to India is bringing rain from Kashmir to KanyakumariA giant 3,500-km-wide cloud band stretching from western China across the Tibetan Plateau, Himalayas and into India has been captured by IN...
- In 2002, China began building the South-to-North Water Diversion Project to carry Yangtze water north; it now reportedly serves 185 million people, but displaced at least 330,000China's extensive water diversion project moves vast amounts of water hundreds of miles. This infrastructure now benefits over 185 million ...
- At about 11,000 feet, a Tibetan Plateau solar farm still used for sheep grazing made nearby soil freeze earlier and thaw laterA solar farm in Tibet has unexpectedly made the ground colder. Researchers found the soil beneath panels stayed frozen for fifty extra days...
- China sets up high-altitude drone hub in Tibet to boost border operationsChina launched a drone research center near Mount Everest in Tibet. This facility will develop unmanned aerial vehicles for high-altitude o...
- Glaciers were found moving across the Himalayas from space; scientists just uncovered a 58,500-year-old collapse hiding in the same mountainsSpace images reveal Himalayan glaciers flowing downhill, a dynamic process previously unseen. These ice masses feed vital rivers relied upo...
- Chinese geologists question safety of Brahmaputra Mega-Dam in Tibet being built over active seismic fault lineIn a startling revelation, geologists from China have identified an active fault line beneath the Brahmaputra hydropower project, prompting...
- Who are Denisovans, or 'Dragon Man', whose face has finally been discovered after 400,000 years with the help of dental plaqueScientists have linked Denisovan DNA to the "Dragon Man" skull, giving ancient relatives a physical form. Fossils found across Asia suggest...
- China's grasslands hit a drought threshold where stable perennial plants collapse, and fast-growing annual species take over, scientists foundA groundbreaking study in China's Inner Mongolia reveals a surprising 'tipping point' in grasslands. As drought intensifies, plant communit...
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