Chinese Glaciers Are Melting
Glaciers covering China’s Qinghai-Tibet plateau are shrinking by 7 percent a year due to global warming. Because of warmer temperatures in the area known as “The roof of the world” Tibet and the surrounding high areas will be turned into a desert. If the temperature continues to rise it will cause a massive drought. It will also increase sand storms that thrash northern and western China. Temperatures have risen 2 degrees since the 1980’s and continues to rise.
The glaciers, which regulate the water supply to the Ganges, Indus, Brahmaputra, Mekong, Thanlwin, Yangtze and Yellow rivers is receding at a 
rate of 35 to 50 feet per year. China who is also building a new coal fired power plant every ten days can see first hand the effects of these plants and other greenhouse gas emitting factories.
There are approximately 2.000.000 people that will be affected by water shortages and drought if the melting continues. If there is no water those people will have to move.
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azuredu | Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
So my biggest fear for China is being confirmed.
The tibetan plateau is the water source of whole China. And China has already a long history of water shortage. As long as the glaciers are melting, water is available and that’s OK. Once the melting down takes to an end, the whole Chinese population will have no water to drink. A nightmare.
azuredu | Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
I’ve forgotten: And India too. One day the two nuclear powers could enter into a war, fighting for water resources.