Muztagh Ata, standing at an elevation of 7,546 meters, is located on the Pamir Plateau in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is known as the "father of ice mountains." The glaciers here not only serve as the source of many river branches but also provide vital water resources for the locals.
If these glaciers keep melting, the downstream rivers will gradually dry up, leading to ecological disasters such as arid climates and desertification. CGTN reporters accompanied scientists from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences to get ready for the upcoming scientific expedition.
Obtaining ice core samples from the highest point on Earth can reveal a wealth of information about climate change. As the leader of China's Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research team, Xu Baiqing climbed almost to the peak of Mt. Qomolangma, to extract...
Researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics and their collaborators used convection-permitting models to simulate the atmosphere over the Tibetan Plateau.
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