New research shows what scientists call an irreversible decline in freshwater storage in Asia. The drying up of the Tibetan Plateau, the world's largest freshwater reserve, would impact billions of people on the continent.
Glaciers are crucial sources of water for people and crops in Central Asia. But global warming is causing glaciers there and around the world to shrink every year.
When a port loses its water, it’s not much of a port anymore. But it just might become a booming tourist destination because “a lot of people want to see an ecological crisis.”
