The Chinese Glacier with Three Names

A visit to a research station in the Qilian Mountains of western China brought the author to a glacier whose meltwater supplies oases along the Silk Road. Reflecting the region's long history, the glacier has three names, one of them very surprising.

International Workshop on Cryospheric Change and Sustainable Development Holds in Lanzhou

From August 1 to 2, the International Workshop on Cryospheric Change and Sustainable Development was held in Lanzhou. The theme of this international workshop “Cryopsheric Change and Sustainable Development” is to improve our understanding of changes in all components of the cryosphere and their interdependence an...

NIEER's Scientists Conduct a Cooperative Scientific Investigation to the Alaska and Arctic regions

A NIEER’s research group headed by CAS Member QIN Dahe, together with co-workers from Lanzhou University, Tsinghua University and Yunnan University, conducted a cooperative scientific investigation to the Alaska and Arctic regions from June 18 to 27.

NIEER’s 13rd Public Science Day was held on May 20 to 21

Melting glaciers: Hidden hazards

Chinese scientist Yao Tandong receives 2017 Vega Medal in Stockholm

NIEER Scientist gives a report on Antarctic Expedition

Recently , China ’ s 33rd Antarctic expedition has come to a successful end .Dr . DU introduced the deep ice core drilling on Dome A , the snow and ice sampling and material balance monitoring in Zhongshan Station and Dome A , three meteorological stations installation and data updating and collecting on Antarctic ...

International Research Center for Asia Cold-regions Environment and Engineering was founded in Lanzhou

International Research Center for Asia Cold-regions Environment and Engineering ( IRC-ACEE ) , which is jointly built by Northwest Institute of Eco-environment and Resources ( NIEER ) and Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences ( SB RAS ) .And he hoped that the Yakutian Scientific Center and NIEER would take ...