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 ...

Asia Society has produced a documentary about the impact of global warming on the Tibetan plateau, the rivers which originate there, and the people who depend on them to live. From the ...

Qinghai Hoh Xil, located in the northeastern extremity of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, is the largest and highest plateau in the world. This extensive area of alpine mountains and steppe systems is ...

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.

Researchers uncovered evidence that ancient humans survived on the Tibetan Plateau during the coldest period of the past 2.5 ...