Chinese team says climate change makes Tibetan Plateau’s lakes more hospitable

A team of Chinese researchers has found lakes on the Tibetan Plateau have been decreasing in salinity over the past two decades because of expanding water volume – a trend that scientists say is encouraging for the region’s aquatic biodiversity.

These lakes account for half of China’s total lake surface area, and the change in salinity could also affect the region’s freshwater resources, according to researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).