An international research team studying fossilized oyster shells has revealed substantial annual temperature variation in sea water during the Early Cretaceous. The finding overturns the assumption that Earth’s greenhouse periods are marked by universally warmer and uniformly stable temperatures.
Chinese researchers have revealed that the Tibetan Plateau is expected to experience accelerated warming in the next 10 years, according to the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This new study utilized decadal climate prediction, suggesting improved accuracy in regional climate forecasts.
Recent research by scientists at the Tibetan Plateau Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences highlights the significant effects of global climate change over the past 36 years on the lakes of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, including expansion, increased water temperature, and greater transparency. There was also a gradual decrease in salinity, a significant reduction in chlorophyll-a levels, and enhanced microbial diversity and nutrient status.
A research team has discovered a new lichen genus on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which is known as the "roof of the world." The genus has been named Pseudosolorina, according to the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
A new study, conducted by researchers from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has identified the types and formation mechanisms of heavy precipitation in the southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, shedding light on critical meteorological processes in the region.
The academic commentary by scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences published in the "Matters Arising" section of Nature on Thursday, argues that Atlantic meteorological droughts do not pose a threat to the water resource security of the Asian Water Tower, challenging a previous study published in the same journal.
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