Airplanes avoid the Tibetan Plateau due to its thin air, harsh weather, limited airports, and towering peaks, prioritizing ...

China has greenlit the construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam on the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau, setting ...

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.

Beijing's approval of a controversial mega dam in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, which flows from Tibet ...

The 1 million-square-mile Tibetan Plateau—often called the "roof of the world"—is the highest landmass in the world, averaging 14,000 feet in altitude. Despite the extreme environment ...

China has greenlit the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the Tibetan plateau's eastern rim. Expected to ...

A Chinese hydrodam has been given the green light to start development by authorities, but human rights activists are ...

The U.N. process shows little appetite for addressing the urgent climate crisis on the Tibetan Plateau – in part due to China ...

Construction on the world's most expensive infastructure project has been approved by China, set to cost £109 billion, ...

The recently concluded COP 29 summit held in Azerbaijan in November, failed to address urgent climate crisis in the "Third ...

The project has stoked concerns about displacement and environmental impact downstream in India and Bangladesh.