The imbalance of the Asian water tower

T Yao, T Bolch, D Chen, J Gao, W Immerzeel… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The Hindu Kush–Karakoram–Himalayan system, named the Third Pole because it
is the largest global store of frozen water after the polar regions, provides a reliable water …
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T Liu, D Chen, L Yang, J Meng, Z Wang… - Nature Climate …, 2023 - nature.com
Tip** elements are components of the Earth system that may shift abruptly and irreversibly
from one state to another at specific thresholds. It is not well understood to what degree …

Higher temperature sensitivity of retrogressive thaw slump activity in the Arctic compared to the Third Pole

Y Liu, H Qiu, U Kamp, N Wang, J Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change exacerbates permafrost thawing, resulting exceptionally intense
retrogressive thaw slump (RTS) activity in the Arctic and Third Pole. However, comparative …

Contrasting characteristics, changes, and linkages of permafrost between the Arctic and the Third Pole

X Wang, Y Ran, G Pang, D Chen, B Su, R Chen… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Permafrost degradation poses serious threats to both natural and human systems through its
influence on ecological–hydrological processes, infrastructure stability, and the climate …