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Tibetan Plateau 'Asian water tower' shows signs of instability, study finds

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Computer simulations indicate that the Tibetan Plateau, often referred to as the 'Asian water tower,' is becoming unstable. A study published in Nature Communications analyzed the region's entropy and found that increasing soil water and melting glaciers are likely to trigger more geological disasters. This instability could impact water and climate patterns for nearly two billion people across South and East Asia. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Chao Kong ·

    The ‘Asian water tower’ is starting to wobble, computer simulations show

    “Asia’s water tower” is heading towards a more unpredictable and unstable future, according to a new study measuring the Tibetan Plateau’s stability. The study, published on August 21 in Nature Communications, examined the entropy of the region to gauge how much chaos or disorder…

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