December 18, 2018
Travels in Geology: Lhasa, Tibet: Journey to the roof of the world
Few destinations are as alluring as the wild and windswept Tibetan Plateau. With an average elevation of 4,500 meters, it is Earth’s highest …
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December 18, 2018
Getting there and getting around Tibet
“Tibet is a long way from most everywhere. There are no direct flights from North America, so it’s usually cheapest and most convenient to fly …
March 19, 2018
Oldest "Third Pole" ice core recovered
Holding massive reservoirs of ice, high-altitude glaciers, such as those in the Himalayas, are sometimes referred to as Earth’s “Third Pole.” The …
May 15, 2017
Tibetan Plateau populated long before advent of agriculture
Due to the harsh living conditions of the Tibetan Plateau — which has an average elevation over 4,500 meters — archaeologists have long assumed …
January 5, 2012
China quake kills at least 400
Update: In 2008, it was the Longmen Shan Fault, a 250-kilometer long thrust fault that divides the 6,500-meter-high Tibetan Plateau from the …