#tibetanplateau — Public Fediverse posts

【🎉Latest accepted article】
#Shrubexpansion increases particulate organic carbon accumulation through reduced shoot #litterdecomposition rates

#Litterproduction | #Csequestration | #TibetanPlateau

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtag239

Denisovan fossils in China reveal an ancient ‘hunting paradise’

Denisovan…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #AltaiMountains #AU #Australia #BianfuCave #CASInstituteofTibetanPlateauResearch #ChineseAcademyofSciences #DenisovaCave #Denisovan #Denisovans #FuQiaomei #HengduanMountains #Homosapiens #nature #Neanderthals #PenghuChannel #Siberia #SvantePaabo #taiwanstrait #TibetanPlateau #Yunnan #YunnanProvincialInstituteofCulturalRelicsandArchaeology #Yunnan-GuizhouPlateau
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/890279/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/686075/ Denisovan fossils in China reveal an ancient ‘hunting paradise’ #AltaiMountains #BianfuCave #CASInstituteOfTibetanPlateauResearch #ChineseAcademyOfSciences #DenisovaCave #Denisovan #Denisovans #Éire #FuQiaomei #HengduanMountains #HomoSapiens #IE #Ireland #nature #Neanderthals #PenghuChannel #Science #Siberia #SvantePaabo #TaiwanStrait #TibetanPlateau #Yunnan #YunnanProvincialInstituteOfCulturalRelicsAndArchaeology #YunnanGuizhouPlateau

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Dominant functional group #stability underpins ecosystem stability across #TibetanPlateau grasslands

#ANPP | #Dominantfunctionalgroupstability | #Asynchrony | #Phylogeneticdiversity | #Solarradiation

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtag203

https://www.europesays.com/ie/621715/ Chinese observatory finds most powerful particle accelerator in the universe #CaoZhen #China #ChineseAcademyOfSciences #Cygnus #CygnusX #Earth #Éire #Europe #IE #Ireland #LargeHadronCollider #LargeHighAltitudeAirShowerObservatory #LHAASO #MilkyWay #NationalScienceReview #Science #Space #TibetanPlateau #Xinhua

Weather weapons: why the atmosphere could become the next geopolitical battleground https://www.byteseu.com/2206602/ #Assam #Beijing #China #ColdWar #Dubai #EnvironmentalModificationConvention #Geopolitics #HoChiMinhTrail #india #IndoPacific #Japan #NewDelhi #Pakistan #QuadSecurityDialogue #TibetanPlateau #UnitedNations

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Within-ecosystem patch variation drives overlooked #SpatialHeterogeneity in alpine soil CO2 and #CH4Fluxes

#CarbonDioxideEmission | #Microtopography | #TibetanPlateau

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtag159

Soil #Nitrogen enrichment mainly influences plant biomass responses to extreme #Drought, with a relatively small effect on plant diversity in #AlpineMeadow.

#DiversityResistance | #FunctionStability | #SpeciesAsynchrony | #TibetanPlateau

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf158

Will China build an electric rocket launch pad on the roof of the world?

But halfway around the globe, a little-known Chinese town tucked against the Tibetan Pla…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #Beijing #CASIC #China #ChineseAcademyofEngineering #ElonMusk #HIWINGTechnologyAcademy #MaWeiming #Qinghai-XizangPlateau #Science #SichuanOnline #SpaceX #Sputnik #Tibetanplateau #UK #UnitedKingdom #Ziyang #ZiyangCommercialAerospaceLaunchTechnologyResearchInstitute #ZiyangDaily
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/667267/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/562735/ Will China build an electric rocket launch pad on the roof of the world? #Beijing #CASIC #China #ChineseAcademyOfEngineering #Éire #ElonMusk #HIWINGTechnologyAcademy #IE #Ireland #MaWeiming #QinghaiXizangPlateau #Science #SichuanOnline #Space #SpaceX #Sputnik #TibetanPlateau #Ziyang #ZiyangCommercialAerospaceLaunchTechnologyResearchInstitute #ZiyangDaily

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1060929/ Will China build an electric rocket launch pad on the roof of the world? #Beijing #CASIC #China #ChineseAcademyOfEngineering #ElonMusk #HIWINGTechnologyAcademy #MaWeiming #QinghaiXizangPlateau #Science #SichuanOnline #Space #SpaceX #Sputnik #TibetanPlateau #UK #UnitedKingdom #Ziyang #ZiyangCommercialAerospaceLaunchTechnologyResearchInstitute #ZiyangDaily

🏔️ On the western Tibetan Plateau, a solitary peak gathers rivers, stories, and quiet reverence.

✍️ Trace its sacred geography: https://www.theperpetuallycurious.org/mount-kailash/

🌌 Stone, snow, and story in quiet convergence.

#MountKailash #TibetanPlateau #SacredGeography

Rock Weathering Can Counteract River CO2 Emissions Induced By Permafrost Thaw
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10664-8 <-- shared paper
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H/T @aaron Bufe
“[The researchers] measured carbon emissions and water chemistry in 50 headwater rivers draining 780,000 km² of the Tibetan Plateau.
The rivers flow in landscapes underlain by continuous permafrost and landscapes in which the permafrost has retreated since the last glacial maximum. They collect[ed] organic carbon from soils and dissolved inorganic carbon that is fixed by rock-weathering.
Where the permafrost cover is continuous, rivers emit CO2 from degrading (permafrost) soil carbon. Weathering reactions in these catchments are relatively slow.
In landscapes with (almost) no permafrost, carbon fluxes from weathering are faster than CO2 emissions from rivers.
Thus, as permafrost landscapes transition to landscapes without permafrost cover, chemical weathering reactions may play an ever more important role in riverine carbon cycling.
Interestingly, weathering can affect the carbon cycle in different ways. Where sulfide minerals are present, weathering reactions can emit CO2. Where silicate minerals dominate, weathering draws down CO2 from the atmosphere…”
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“Climate-induced permafrost thaw unlocks large stores of organic carbon that are mineralized and emitted as carbon dioxide (CO2) from rivers to the atmosphere. Concurrently, warming and permafrost thaw can increase mineral weathering rates, thus affecting the release and sequestration of inorganic carbon. Yet how these biological and geological carbon cycles interact and jointly affect CO2 dynamics (emission compared with drawdown) in permafrost rivers remains unknown. Here [they] combine[d] CO2 emissions, organic and inorganic solute concentrations, dual carbon isotopes (δ13C–Δ14C) and geochemical modelling to infer how permafrost thaw may affect river biogeochemistry over decades to centuries across the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. Leveraging a gradient of thermal permafrost degradation, we find that river CO2 emissions decline, whereas solute fluxes from rock weathering increase with decreasing permafrost cover. Across this region, net CO2 drawdown fluxes from rock weathering are about 35% of river CO2 emissions, varying from around 15% in catchments with continuous permafrost to more than 100% in catchments with discontinuous or isolated permafrost. Thus, carbon fluxes from chemical weathering may become increasingly important with ongoing permafrost thaw, potentially even outpacing river CO2 emissions. [Their] findings disentangle the interplay between biological and geological carbon fluxes that are important for the cryosphere and the global carbon cycle…”
#permafrost #melting #thaw #climatechange #warming #Tibet #TibetanPlateau #Qinghai #water #hydrology #carbonemissions #CO2 #emissions #waterchemistry #waterquality #cryosphere #sediment #sedimentation #weathering #rock #carbon #river #riverine #carboncyling #geochemistry #biology #geology #soil

How China is working to turn Saishiteng Mountain into the world’s largest astronomy base

Construction on the Tibetan plateau of some of the Earth’s most p…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Space #AtacamaDesert #Beijing #bigbang #chile #China #DengLicai #Europe #Hawaii #LargeOpticalTelescope #MaunaKea #MUltiplexedSurveyTelescope #NationalAstronomicalObservatoriesofChina #Qinghaiprovince #SaishitengMountain #Science #TibetanPlateau
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/688388/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1009646/ How China is working to turn Saishiteng Mountain into the world’s largest astronomy base #AtacamaDesert #Beijing #BigBang #chile #China #DengLicai #Europe #Hawaii #LargeOpticalTelescope #MaunaKea #MUltiplexedSurveyTelescope #NationalAstronomicalObservatoriesOfChina #QinghaiProvince #SaishitengMountain #Science #Space #TibetanPlateau #UK #UnitedKingdom

How China is working to turn Saishiteng Mountain into the world’s largest astronomy base

Construction on the Tibetan plateau of some of the Earth’s most powerful optical telescopes …
#NewsBeep #News #Space #AtacamaDesert #Beijing #BigBang #Chile #China #DengLicai #Europe #Hawaii #LargeOpticalTelescope #MaunaKea #MUltiplexedSurveyTelescope #NationalAstronomicalObservatoriesofChina #Qinghaiprovince #SaishitengMountain #Science #Tibetanplateau #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/624635/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/521923/ How China is working to turn Saishiteng Mountain into the world’s largest astronomy base #AtacamaDesert #Beijing #BigBang #chile #China #DengLicai #Éire #Europe #hawaii #IE #Ireland #LargeOpticalTelescope #MaunaKea #MUltiplexedSurveyTelescope #NationalAstronomicalObservatoriesOfChina #QinghaiProvince #SaishitengMountain #Science #Space #TibetanPlateau

China Unveils Heated Armored Troop Transport for Tibetan Plateau

Meet China's latest game-changer for high-altitude warfare: an armored troop transport that can safely carry 22 fully armed soldiers across the rugged Tibetan Plateau in style and comfort. This cutting-edge vehicle boasts a heated, insulated cabin - a vital upgrade for troops battling harsh, cold environments.

https://osintsights.com/china-unveils-heated-armored-troop-transport-for-tibetan-plateau?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#TibetanPlateau #China #ArmoredTroopTransport #FawMv3 #Pla

Winds Above Tibet: A Quiet Resupply for Asia's Thirsty Billions

New research shows winds help Asia's Water Towers supply water to nearly 2 billion people. Climate change is making this harder.

#AsiaWater, #ClimateChange, #TibetanPlateau, #WaterSupply, #Winds

https://newsletter.tf/winds-help-asia-water-towers-supply-2-billion/

Winds are a bigger water source for Asia's Water Towers than people thought. This is important as climate change affects water for 2 billion people.

#AsiaWater, #ClimateChange, #TibetanPlateau, #WaterSupply, #Winds
https://newsletter.tf/winds-help-asia-water-towers-supply-2-billion/

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Contrasting hydrothermal regimes shape #Carbon_waterCoupling and #WaterUseEfficiency in #AlpineSwampMeadows

#GrowingSeason | #TibetanPlateau

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtag069

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Contrasting effects of daytime and nighttime warming on ecosystem carbon uptake in an alpine #Grassland

#AsymmetricWarming | #CarbonFluxes | #PlantPhenology | #TibetanPlateau

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtag085

#Nitrogen enrichment can have a negative impact on #CommunityResistance, but can accelerate the recovery process. This is mainly achieved by affecting the #AsynchronyOfSpecies rather than the resistance or resilience of plant diversity.

#AlpineMeadow | #DiversityResistance | #Drought | #FunctionStability | #TibetanPlateau

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf158

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Asymmetric impacts of daytime and nighttime warming on #VegetationCoverage in #MarshWetlands of the #TibetanPlateau

#ClimateChange | #DiurnalTemperature

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtag034

Xiaomi 17 Ultra Review: A Camera That Happens to Also be a Phone https://petapixel.com/2026/02/28/xiaomi-17-ultra-review-a-camera-that-happens-to-also-be-a-phone/ #smartphonephotography #landscapephotography #streetphotography #travelphotography #chongqingchengdu #smartphonereview #smartphonegrip #tibetanplateau #androiddevice #xiaomi17ultra #chinatravel #Reviews #Mobile #mobile #review #xiaomi

【Perspective】
Human-accelerated Holocene vegetation change is greater than expected on the Tibetan Plateau.

Peng-Chao Zhang et al. analyzed 61 records of filtered fossil pollen sequences from sediment cores across the #TibetanPlateau to assess changes in #FloristicDiversity.

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf139

Jianguo Liu et al. explored allocation strategy of mobile carbohydrates of #QinghaiSpruce in the #AlpineTreelineEcotone of the northeastern #TibetanPlateau

#NonstructuralCarbohydrates | #ExtremeDroughtAndColdEnvironments

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf113

💡 Allocation strategy of mobile carbohydrates of #QinghaiSpruce in the #AlpineTreelineEcotone of the northeastern #TibetanPlateau⛰️

Objects:
1️⃣ Soluble sugar
2️⃣ Starch
3️⃣ #NonstructuralCarbohydrates

#ExtremeDroughtAndColdEnvironments

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf113

【🎉Latest accepted article】
#Nitrogen addition regulates community biomass resistance and recovery to #Drought by altering #SpeciesAsynchrony rather than the diversity response

#AlpineMeadow | #DiversityResistance | #FunctionStability | #TibetanPlateau

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf158

🔎 Growing season length ♾️【Trade-off】♾️ herbaceous growth

Reason:
Growing season length⬆️, photosynthetic efficiency⬇️

#LeafEconomicSpectrum | #PlantFunctionalTraits | #Phenology | #CommonGarden | #TibetanPlateau

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf061

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Allocation strategy of mobile carbohydrates of #QinghaiSpruce in the #AlpineTreelineEcotone of the northeastern #TibetanPlateau

#Non_structuralCarbohydrates | #ExtremeDroughtAndColdEnvironments

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf113

【EDITOR'S CHOICE】
Additive effects of #WarmingandGrazing on fine-root decomposition and #LossofNutrients in an #AlpineMeadow

#RootDecomposition | #OrganicCarbonLoss | #TibetanPlateau

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtac027

【EDITOR'S CHOICE】
#Invasiveness and impact of invasive species on the #TibetanPlateau are inconsistent

#BiologicalInvasion | #Biogeography | #EcologicalImpact | #ManagingInvasions | #PerCapitaEffect

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtad039

It is impossible to know the full extent of China’s destruction of the Tibetan Plateau, not least because the area is off limits to international observers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/10/world/catastrophe-roof-world/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #tibetanplateau #china #tibet #india #climatechange

【EDITOR'S CHOICE】
Estimates of net primary productivity and actual evapotranspiration over the #TibetanPlateau from the #CommunityLandModelVersion4.5 with four #AtmosphericForcingDatasets

#LandSurfaceModel | #CarbonCycle | #WaterCycle | #HighAltitude

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtae052

(3/4) 🌍 We found that most publications came from Central Europe (mainly the #EuropeanAlps) and Central Asia (#TibetanPlateau).

The research focus on each global mountain region differed: a research hub on alpine soil fauna is found in Central Europe, for #biocrusts also in Northern Europe, and for microbiota in Central Asia.

Most other mountain regions are still underrepresented, and more research should be conducted there to fill crucial knowledge gaps. 🏔️

Shuping Guan et al. investigated the relative contributions of #PlantTraits to the potential #EcologicalImpacts of #InvasivePlantSpecies. But the results showed that there was no correlation between invasiveness and impacts of invasive species on the #TibetanPlateau.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtad039

Le Sun et al. pointed that the trade-off pattern of #Biomass of #AlpineGrasslands is not only determined by plant community traits and functions on the #TibetanPlateau, but also regulated by #Precipitation regimes.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtad009

Yang Lin et al. simulated the impacts of different #ForestManagementOptions on forest #AbovegroundCarbonSequestrationRate (ACSR) in the eastern #TibetanPlateau. The result showed that low intensity and longer intervals harvest and planting can significantly improve alpine forest ACSR.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtad001

Ge Hou et al. found that the #DominantSpecies predominated #CommunityStability by promoting the community #DominantSpeciesStability (DSS) and #SpeciesAsynchrony in the #AlpineGrasslands on the northern #TibetanPlateau. Mean-while, community species dominance contributed to the DSS. Protecting locally dominant species can stabilize the ecosystem functions of alpine grasslands.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtac110

Ancient viral genomes preserved in glaciers reveal the history of Earth’s climate – and how viruses adapt to climate change https://www.byteseu.com/856952/ #AncientViruses #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateConditions #Earth’sHistory #Glaciers #GlobalWarming #GuliyaGlacier #IceCore #LonnieThompson #microorganisms #TheOhioStateUniversity #TibetanPlateau #ViralGenomes #VirusSpecies

Fearing climate breakdown, Chinese scientists propose turning Tibetan plateau into farmland – Firstpost https://www.byteseu.com/856290/ #Beijing #ChinaNews #Climate #ClimateChange #FarmingInTibetanPlateau #GlobalWarming #TibetanPlateau

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

✧ yak ✧

The yak (Bos grunniens) is a species of long-haired domesticated cattle in the family Bovidae. It is found throughout the Himalayas in Pakistan, India, the Tibetan Plateau of China, Tajikistan, and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia, Russia. Yak physiology is well adapted to high altitudes and cold weather, featuring larger lungs and heart than ...

#TibetanPlateau #Bovidae #Mongolia #Siberia #AltaiRepublic #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yak

Activists calling for Ladakh statehood and political representation.

#Ladakh #India #TibetanPlateau #Buddhism

https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2024/09/02/leh-apex-body-begins-delhi-chalo-padayatra-for-ladakh-statehood-sixth-schedule.html

"By 2100, even under a low-emissions scenario, the surface area of endorheic #lakes on the #TibetanPlateau will increase by over 50 per cent (around 20,000 sq km [7,722 square miles]) and water levels will rise by around 10 metres [32 feet] relative to 2020. Endorheic lakes, also known as closed lakes, do not have an outlet to drain into.

This has mostly been driven by increases in net precipitation."

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3264833/tibetan-lakes-are-estimated-expand-50-2100-chinese-study

📢#OutNow in #OA: '#Shépa: The #Tibetan #OralTradition in #Choné', by Bendi Tso, Marnyi Gyatso, Naljor Tsering & Mark Turin acting as Trustees for the Members of the Choné Tibetan Community.

This book contains a unique collection of #Tibetan #oralnarrations and songs known as #Shépa, as these have been performed, recorded and shared between generations of #Choné Tibetans from #Amdo living in the eastern #tibetanplateau.

Presented in trilingual format — in #Tibetan, #Chinese &English — the book reflects a sustained collaboration with and between members of the local community, including narrators, monks, and scholars, calling attention to the diversity inherent in all oral traditions, and the mutability of #Shépa in particular.

Access for free & get your paperback/hardback copy at https://openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0312

New Geological Study Rewrites History Of The World's Highest Peaks
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2023/08/15/new-geological-study-rewrites-history-of-the-worlds-highest-peaks/ <-- shared media article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01243-x <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #uplift #Himalayas #tibet #model #modeling #research #uplift #sampling #hydrothermal #oxygenisotopes #India #Eurasia #mountains #geology #structuralgeology #TibetanPlateau #palaeoaltimetry #palaeoelevation #geodynamic #palaeoclimate #GangdeseArc #subduction #lithosphere #continentalcollision

The Tibetan plateau, known as the “roof of the world”, was not the last place to be settled by humans or hominins, as previously thought. Archaeological evidence shows that ancient humans adapted to the harsh conditions of this region, which is cold, dry, and has low oxygen levels, as early as 160,000 years ago. #TibetanPlateau #HumanEvolution #Archaeology https://www.newscientist.com/article/2386570-how-prehistoric-people-settled-one-of-earths-most-extreme-places/

Cool to see more users from #MovementEcology 🐮 😎

Gu, C., Liu, L., Zhang, Y. et al. Understanding the spatial heterogeneity of #Grazing pressure in the Three-River-Source Region on the #TibetanPlateau. J. Geogr. Sci. 33, 1660–1680 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11442-023-2147-1

"The #GPScollar’s velocity transducer collected the moving speed information, and we used #MovingPandas (...) a #Python package for #MovementDataAnalysis, to obtain the daily #MovingDistance and #HomeRange

Remote Lake Emissions From The Tibetan Plateau Challenge Global Climate Modeling
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https://phys.org/news/2023-06-remote-lake-emissions-tibetan-plateau.html <-- shared technical article
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01200-8 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #Tibet #Tibetan #TibetanPlateau #climatechange #lakes #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #water #hydrology #gas #future #people #research #quality #atmospheric #terrestrial #hydrological #cryological #ice #snow #glacier #glacial #biological #interactions #impacts #gases #CO2 #NO #NO2 #greenhousegases #methane #nitricoxide #emissions #lakes #waterbodies #waterresources #watersecurity #remotesensing #satellite

Modern #inhabitants of the #TibetanPlateau are #descendants of people who have occupied the ‘#RoofOfTheWorld ’ for the past five #millennia . In the biggest #study of its kind, #researchers sequenced dozens of #ancient #genomes from the region, #revealing where its ancient #settlers came from and how they #adapted to #HighAltitude living.
Despite its inhospitable environment, #humans have been present on the #plateau since #prehistoric times.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00742-6

#Science #Indigenous #Tibet

They found that when it gets warmer in the #Amazon, temperatures also rise in #Tibet. But when rain increases in the #SouthAmerican #rainforest, snowfall decreases in the #Himalayan region, sometimes called the " #ThirdPole ".

Using snow cover data, the scientists also detected what they say are early warnings the #TibetanPlateau has been approaching a tipping point of its own since 2008.

https://phys.org/news/2023-01-climate-amazon-tibet-linked-scientists.html

Climate System teleconnection ... climate tipping elements linked with the potential predictability of cascading tipping dynamics. It seems what happens in the Amazon (Deforestation), doesn't stay in the Amazon.

Teng Liu et al, Teleconnections among tipping elements in the Earth system, Nature Climate Change (2023). (OpenAccess) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01558-4

#ClimateSystem #TippingPoints #ClimateChange #Amazon #Deforestation #Tibet #Antactica #WestAntarcticIceSheet #WAIS #TibetanPlateau #ClimateCrisis