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Tibetan Headwaters of the Yangtze Under Threat
The glaciers which feed the “ Yangtze River Source Region ” ( YRSR ) are in the “ most sensitive area to global warming ” atop the Tibetan Plateau .According to a study led by the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research . Nearly a quarter of the glacier coverage throughout the headwater region melted from 1970 thr...
2016-07-22 -
Prof. Atsushi Tsunekawa Visits CAREERI
Prof . Atsushi Tsunekawa and Prof . Thieb Y . Oweis with Tottori University .Prof . Enyew Adgo Tsegaye with University Bahir Dar and other four researchers visited Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute ( CAREERI ) from June 9th to 15th at the invitation of Prof . WANG Tao . They visi...
2016-06-21 -
NAE Member Dennis P. Lettenmaier Visits CAREERI
National Academy of Engineering ( NAE ) Member and Distinguished Professor of University of California ( UC ) Dennis P . Lettenmaier visited the Key Laboratory of Land Surface Process and Climate Change .After the lecture , Prof . Lettenmaier visited the Cold and Arid Regions Science and Innovation Museum with the c...
2016-05-24 -
Smos Gets Help From TIbet
2016-03-18