Glaciers on Tibetan plateau warmest in 2,000 years

Glaciers on Tibetan plateau warmest in 2,000 years
Kathmandu, Nepal (UPI) Aug 15, 2013 - The glacier-filled Tibetan plateau has warmed more over the last 50 years than it has in the preceding 2,000, according to researchers in China. The Tibetan plateau is covered with tens of thousands of glaciers. The interlinked sheets of ice source the headwaters of the some of the world's largest rivers - the Yellow and Yangtze in China, the Brahmaputra in India and the Mekong in Sout ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Glaciers_on_Tibetan_plateau_warmest_in_2000_years_999.html