Tibet’s mighty glaciers rapidly disappearing
The glaciers of the Himalayas store more ice than anywhere on Earth except for the polar regions and Alaska, and the steady flow of water from their melting icepacks fills seven of the mightiest rivers of Asia.
Geologists to test theory that Asia is being ‘stuffed’ under Tibetan Plateau
For nearly a decade and a half, Cornell geologist Larry Brown has been leading an international seismic profiling effort in Tibet, using explosions to probe the deep earth and discover how continents formed millions of years ago.
Dalai Lama to reduce political role
The Dalai Lama will keep his spiritual role but wants to lessen his political burden as he moves into “retirement,” an official in the Tibetan spiritual leader’s office said.