Climate variability and change in Tibetan Plateau within a warming climate

Abstract

Global warming has become a subject of concern with an increasing number of natural disasters under the excessive emission of greenhouse gasses, influencing many sectors of environment, society, and economy. Likewise, the climate of the Tibetan Plateau region (known as “the roof of the world”) is closely related to global warming. Yet, the variation and prediction of climate in Tibetan Plateau remain unresolved. The purpose of this research is to diagnose and forecast the climate change in Tibetan Plateau in China within the context of global warming based on surface temperature and precipitation data. Specifically, the results suggest that global warming closely affects the rising trend of the average temperature of the Tibetan Plateau, while the average precipitation of the Tibetan Plateau is also producing an increasing trend with the increase of temperature. In order to prevent the environmental ecosystem of the Tibetan Plateau from being destroyed by severe climate change under the future influence of global warming, the government should regulate greenhouse gas emissions to ensure that global warming does not worsen.