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Water Reserves

December 24, 2020;

A report by the Chinese Academy of Sciences has estimated the total water reserves of the Tibetan Plateau at 9 trillion cubic meters. The water is mostly stored in glaciers, snow, frozen soil, lakes and rivers. The total ice reserves equate to roughly 8 trillion cubic meters, the report said. Water has frequently been touted as the most important strategic resource of the 21st century.

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