The water expansion could submerge over 1,000 km of roads, around 500 settlements, and approximately 10,000 sq km of ecological areas.
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, often referred to as the “Water Tower of Asia,” is the highest and largest plateau in the world.A recent study has found that by the end of the century, the surface area of some lakes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau could expand by over 50%, while other lakes around the world are expected to shrink.
The international research team, comprising scientists from China, Wales, Saudi Arabia, the United States, and France, suggests that this would result in a fourfold increase in water storage compared to the last 50 years. “ one of the regions that is most vulnerable to climate change, acting as an early warning signal for the wider effects of global warming,” the researchers told the
Under a middle socioeconomic scenario, the researchers estimated that inundated roads could result in economic losses ranging from 20 billion yuan to 50 billion yuan by 2100.
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