Detail Pole-land; The Climate of Tibet   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 407 no. 8835 (May 2013), page 80-81. Topik: International; Glaciers; Environmental Protection; University Research Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel Though the amount of ice on the plateau of Tibet and its surrounding mountains is a lot smaller than that at the poles, it is still huge. The area is known by some as Asia's water tower, because it is the source of ten of the continent's biggest rivers. Welcome, then, to the Earth's Third Pole. Until recently studies of the Third Pole were piecemeal. In 2009, however, Yao Tandong of the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Lonnie Thompson of the Ohio State University and Volker Mosbrugger of the Senckenberg World of Biodiversity, started an international programme involving these countries, called the Third Pole Environment (TPE). Last month, its fourth workshop met in Dehradun, India. One question on everyone's mind is whether the glaciers are retreating. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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