July 15, 2009 China Climate Change and Poverty - China Case Study released by the China Academy of Agricultural Science and Technology on Agricultural Environment and Sustainability, China, pointed out: Based on the glacier retreat rule and the forecast of future summer temperature and precipitation changes. By 2050, the average glacier area in western China will be 27.2% less than that of the present. The area of glacier is 52.5%, that of subcontinental glacier is 24.4% and that of extreme continental glacier is 13.8%. With the climate surface warm. Seasonal snow in the western region will also reduce the snow in early spring, a large area of snow to melt, the amount of snow will be substantially reduced. In 2100, the Tibetan Plateau and Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and other places a wide range of snow will likely melt early in March, the spring drought intensifies, snow melt on glacial runoff regulation greatly reduced, the northern China tends to drought, with greenhouse gas concentration , The area of each climate type area showed an increasing trend, and the increase of extreme arid and sub-humid arid area was the biggest, which would affect the expansion of desertification.
| Table of modern glaciers in major mountainous areas of China | ||
| Mountain Name | The number | Area (sq km) |
| Altai Mountains (domestic part) | 457 | 271 |
| Tianshan Mountains (domestic part) | 6895 | 9548 |
| Qilian Mountains | 3306 | 2063 |
| The western section of the Kunlun Mountains (east of the Yarkand River to 80 ° 30'E) | 3180 | 4331 |
| Animaqing Hill | 50 | 139 |
| Transverse Mountains | 386 | 750 |
| The eastern section of the Nyainqentanglha Mountains | 2756 | 4880 |
| Lhasa Nanshan | 248 | 161 |
| The northern slope of Mount Everest | 217 | 772 |
| Comparison of modern snow line elevation in major mountainous areas of China | |
| Name of mountain | Modern Snow Line Elevation (m) |
| Altai Mountains (domestic part) | 3000~3200 |
| Tianshan Mountains (domestic part) | 3900(North Slope) |
| Qilian Mountains | 4100~4200(South slope) |
| The western section of the Kunlun Mountains (east of the Yarkand River to 80 ° 30'E) | 4200~5200 |
| Animaqing Hill | 5400~6200 |
| Transverse Mountains | 5400~5500 |
| The eastern section of the Nyainqentanglha Mountains | 4600~4700 |
| Lhasa Nanshan | 4600~5200 |
| Northern slope of Mount Everest | 5800~6200 |
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