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China: The third pole

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  • Jane Qiu

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Climate change is coming fast and furious to the Tibetan plateau. Jane Qiu reports on the changes atop the roof of the world.

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  • Jane Qiu, 2008. "China: The third pole," Nature, Nature, vol. 454(7203), pages 393-396, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:454:y:2008:i:7203:d:10.1038_454393a
    DOI: 10.1038/454393a
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