History key to understanding Asian rivers' current climate crisis

History key to understanding Asian rivers' current climate crisis

The rivers of the Asian Highlands are central to the world’s weather systems and activities in their water catchments have shaped the human past and will shape the future. These rivers support more than three billion people and provide water for 85% of Asia’s populations. Weather patterns that originate on the Tibetan Plateau affect the annual monsoon in South and Southeast Asia, and this completes its course in northern Australia, where it infl…