China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said that the temperature in Tibet has risen by 0.32 degrees Celsius every ten years, from 1961 to 2008. This means that temperatures have increased six times more than in other regions of China, which have 0.05-0.08 degrees Celsius over the decade. `Tibet is a region with almost no modern industry, which emits greenhouse gases, but întregistrat increased more than in other parts of China,` said Zheng Guoguang, the CMA. Li Yan, an activist from Greenpeace, said the elevation of over 4,000 meters of Tibet, makes this region Barometer global climate, extremely sensitive to any change in temperature.

Carbon dioxide, one of the most harmful greenhouse gases, rises in the upper layers of the atmosphere. `The global warming that started the Industrial Revolution and has worsened in recent decades, is blamed for the climate of Tibet,` said Li. In recent decades, Tibet has dealt with the melting glacier, withdrawal of snow, extreme weather, change of relief and decrease biodiversity.