Topographic map of the Tibetan Plateau. Major rifts in south-central Tibet are labeled. The arrow indicates the Indian plate motion. The circles are intermediate-depth earthquakes (>=70 km ...

It's the only explanation that makes sense to Jia Son, a Tibetan ... plateau has shrunk more than 6 percent since the 1970s—and the damage is still greater in Tajikistan and northern India ...

was run under the present climate to model the potential biomes on the Tibetan Plateau on a 10′ grid. The simulated biome was basically in good agreement with a potential natural vegetation map based ...