Changes in snow cover, permafrost and glaciers at the Third Pole can affect water availability for 1.7 billion people with a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$ 12.7 trillion, says a recent TPE study published in the WMO Bulletin.

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Warming-induced Greening Slows Warming at Third Pole

The Third Pole has seen an increase in vegetation over the past three decades. This phenomenon, also known as “greening,” may help slow rapid local warming, according to an invited review paper published in the inaugural issue of Nature Reviews Earth & Environment.


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New Downscaled 1901-2017 Climate Dataset for China Published

A climate dataset for China featuring the longest time series, highest spatial resolution and widest coverage yet of any such dataset, along with an analysis of the data, was recently published in Earth System Science Data by a research team led by PENG Shouzhang from Northwest A&F University.

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Taking the Earth's Temperature

Feeling Heat on the Roof of the World

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