Life Cycle of Retrogressive Thaw Slumps in a Warmer and Wetter Climate on the Central Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Retrogressive thaw slumps, triggered by thawing ice-rich permafrost, have become increasingly widespread across the central Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. However, the spatiotemporal evolution of slumps remains poorly understood. Here we compiled a 1964–2024 slump inventory for the Beiluhe region using multi-temporal satel...