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Scientists mystified by alarming changes to lakes at the 'roof of the world' — and they're racing to understand the consequences

The Cool Down
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Lakes on the Tibetan Plateau are refilling, bucking lake-drying trends elsewhere on the planet.

Rising Tibetan waters are flooding villages, livestock pastures, and roadways.

This stands in contrast to observations elsewhere in the world, including Utah 's Great Salt Lake shrinking rapidly.

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