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Climate Change on Tibetan Plateau

A Tibetan pilgrim prostrates himself during a pilgrimage to Lhasa. Behind him, a truck passes along one of the region's main highways, still under construction, hence the huge clouds of dust. The highway is being renovated as part of the government's "western development strategy," aimed at bringing improved infrastructure to the poorer west of the country.

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A Tibetan pilgrim prostrates himself during a pilgrimage to Lhasa. Behind him, a truck passes along one of the region's main highways, still under construction, hence the huge clouds of dust. The highway is being renovated as part of the government's "western development strategy," aimed at bringing improved infrastructure to the poorer west of the country.