Tibet is situated on the Tibet Plateau, which includes parts of neighboring Chinese provinces Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu and Yunnan. These areas used to be part of Tibet until Chinese rule.
Most of Asia's major rivers find their source on the Tibetan plateau. However as the global temperature rises, Tibet’s glaciers are melting and grassland permafrost is thawing at an alarming rate.
China has discovered vast copper reserves in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, boosting domestic supply and supporting green energy ...
the Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding arc of mountains contain the largest volume of ice outside the polar regions. This ice gives birth to Asia's largest and most legendary rivers, from the ...
Chinese state media said at least 126 people had died in the magnitude 7.1 quake near an area of religious significance in ...
More than 100 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, with ...
China has approved the construction of what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, kicking off an ambitious project on ...