The Inner Tibetan Plateau is an endorheic basin with densely distributed lakes that serve as “sentinels” of climate change. With climate warming and humidification, the lakes on the Inner Tibetan Plateau have experienced a dramatic expansion. Thus, drainage reorganization events can occur, which in turn, pose a flood risk to surrounding villages and roads. They can also break existing watersheds, converging into exorheic basins and threatening the ecological environment.
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Source: Phys.org