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Letter From China: Tech-Savvy Young Chinese Striving to Protect Glaciers
In late Dec 2025, a diverse group of young Chinese explorers, led by CAS scientist Wang Feiteng, visited Urumqi Glacier No. 1 in Xinjiang. This glacier, the closest to a major city, retreats 5 meters annually due to global warming, with its area having shrunk by 20% since 1959. Amid global glacier decline, the NGO P...
2026-01-22 -
Increased Soil Salinity Alters Global Inorganic Carbon Storage
A new global study shows that increasing soil salinity is systematically reshaping the storage and distribution of soil inorganic carbon (SIC), a key but often-overlooked part of terrestrial ecosystems. The findings, published in PNAS on January 20, provide the first comprehensive global assessment of how soil salin...
2026-01-22 -
Chinese Researchers Reveal How Urban Heat Sources Intensify Extreme Heat Events
Chinese researchers have recently revealed how surface heat sources in urban clusters contribute to extreme heat events, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
2025-12-22 -
Study Provides Key Evidence of Permafrost Carbon Feedback on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
A new study on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has provided key evidence for evaluating the permafrost carbon feedback in climate change, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
2025-12-17 -
Permafrost Collapse Study Helps Preserve Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Ecosystem
A new study by Chinese scientists has advanced understanding of the mechanism and impact of permafrost collapse, particularly thaw slumps, on the alpine ecosystem of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
2025-12-10 -
New Study Reveals Snow-ground Thermal Coupling on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
A new study by Chinese scientists has shed light on the coupling effects of snow cover and ground thermal on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
2025-11-18 -
New Study Links Water Balance, Plant Growth to Desertification Control
A new study by Chinese researchers and their German counterparts has shed light on the link between groundwater balance and plant water-use efficiency in desert ecosystems, offering valuable insights for ecological restoration and combating desertification.
2025-11-17 -
Sea Ice Melting Intensifies Warming and Humidification of High Arctic Land
A research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Beijing Normal University and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, found that summer rainfall in the Arctic would increase by about 17% under 2°C global war...
2025-11-05
