Discover 42 new glaciers on the 'roof of the world'
Chinese scientists say they have discovered 42 new glaciers on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, also known as the
Chinese scientists say they have discovered 42 new glaciers on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, also known as the 'world roof ', where the ice is currently shrinking due to global warming. .
Beijing is increasingly concerned about global warming as scientific studies show that glaciers in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, the water source of the country's largest rivers, are growing. be narrowed.
According to China Daily , satellite images show a total of 42 glaciers in the Bomi district, located at 4,200 meters above sea level, where glaciers occupy about four fifths of China's glaciers. ' If this finding is confirmed, this will be the largest glacier cluster in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau ,' said Zhaxi Norbu, head of the Bomi district information agency.
China has about 46,000 glaciers, with a total area of 60,000 km 2 , mainly in Tibet and Xinjiang. In the past century, glaciers in this region have shrunk by about 30%.
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