Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Road-to-Tianshan-Glacier-No--1-in-Xinjiang--China-27MZIFJW7DFSP.htmlConceptually similarTianshan Glacier No. 1 in Xinjiang, ChinaGP0STSOXECompleted★★★★★★Melting of Tianshan Glacier No. 1 in Xinjiang, ChinaGP0STSOXHCompleted★★★★Aerial View of Tianshan Glacier No. 1 in Xinjiang, ChinaGP0STSOXGCompleted★★★★★Retreat of Tianshan Glacier No. 1 in Xinjiang, ChinaGP0STSOXBCompleted★★★★Retreat of Tianshan Glacier No. 1 in Xinjiang, ChinaGP0STSOXCCompleted★★★★Urumqi No.1 Glacier in ChinaGP01WM5Completed★★★★Urumqi No.1 Glacier in ChinaGP01WMBCompleted★★★★Urumqi No.1 Glacier in ChinaGP01WNYCompleted★★★★Urumqi No.1 Glacier in ChinaGP01WNZCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STSOXFRoad to Tianshan Glacier No. 1 in Xinjiang, ChinaPeople on the road leading to Tianshan Glacier No. 1, Xinjiang province, China. Tianshan Glacier No. 1 (also known as Urumqi No. 1) is the largest glacier that feeds into the Urumqi River in Xinjiang province. It’s located at the headwaters of the river, just 120 kilometers from Urumqi city, and was the site of China’s first glacier monitoring station, set up in 1959.Tianshan Glacier No. 1 is shrinking at a rate of 10,600 m2 per year. Almost one fourth of its total area is already gone.In original language:天山一号冰川受气候变化全球升温的影响,自20世纪90年代以来中国冰川呈现出全面、加速退缩的趋势。未来几十年,占中国冰川总数80%以上的面积小于1平方公里的小冰川将面临消失风险,中国冰川数量将急剧减少。2018年夏季,绿色和平“中国冰川与气候变化影响项目”与甘肃省科学院地质自然灾害防治研究所合作,前往中国西部的几条冰川进行实地调研,考察发现气候变化影响下中国西部冰川加速消融趋势明显。冰川消融将进一步加剧的下游的水资源危机,短期内冰川灾害将频频发生…中国冰川已面临失稳危机!Locations:Asia-China-East Asia-XinjiangDate:18 Aug, 2018Credit:© Tie Gai / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5672px X 3528pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Climate change impacts-Day-Glacier melt-Glaciers-High angle view-KWCI (GPI)-Landscapes-Melting-Mountains-Outdoors-People-Scenic-WaterShoot:Documentation of Glaciers in China 2018 - PhotosGlaciers in China supply water to 1.8 billion people, and they’re melting fast. The volume of glacier meltwater in China’s cryosphere has increased by more than half, impacting agriculture, cities and causing flooding and the formation of dangerous glacial lakes.Related Collections:Documentation of Glaciers in China 2018 (Photos, Videos & Report)