
A Peking University team found shallow ground ice unexpectedly increased over 20 years across more than a third of the plateau's permafrost, driven largely by natural climate factors; the impact on permafrost stability and the broader environment remains unclear.
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A team from Peking University found that shallow ground ice has unexpectedly increased over the past 20 years, affecting more than a third of the plateau's permafrost, driven largely by natural climate factors. The authors noted that the impact of this ice gain on the stability of the underlying permafrost and the broader environment was unclear.
A team from Peking University found that shallow ground ice has unexpectedly increased over the past 20 years, affecting more than a third of the plateau's permafrost, a phenomenon driven largely by natural climate factors.
The authors noted that the impact of this ice gain on the stability of the underlying permafrost and the broader environment was unclear.
UNESCO, headquartered in Paris, announced the winners of the 2026 UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Life Sciences Research Award on the 3rd. Three people including Ip Yu-ru, President of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, won the award in recognition of their outstanding contributions in the field of neuroscience.
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