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Walking through Asia’s water tower – the challenge of climate change on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

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As a global meteorological outpost, the mechanism and influence of climate change on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are complicated. In October 1998,he led the “Yarlung Zangbo River scientific rafting expedition”， drifted 1,600 kilometers from the Jiemayangzong Glacier in Zhongba County, Tibet, the source of the Yarlung Zangbo River, to Pai Township (today’s Pai Town) in Mainling County. After that, he crossed the Grand Canyon on foot and spent 35 days crossing the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon. In 2010, he launched another bold project, “Asian Water Tower — International River Survey on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau” and spent six months visiting a majority of international rivers on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Although he had explored most of the rivers on the Tibetan Plateau over the past 20 years, in this mission, he did a systematic, complete, inch-by-inch survey of the headwaters of Asian great rivers that originate on the Tibetan Plateau.

During the investigation, he felt the benefits that the implementation of the River Chief System in recent years has brought to the protection of both water resources and the relevant environment on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and he could clearly see the efforts of climate actions such as the layout of clean energy and de-coaling. But the unprovoked accusations, such as artificial rainfall on the Tibetan plateau, are always discouraging. Regardless of the standpoint of science, the well-rounded artificial rainfall, as a very scientific and rigorous scientific practice, has been used in the United States, Australia and other countries. However, many people still believe that artificial rainfall is to release some cold air into the clouds. The most important fact is that the Tibetan Plateau region of China has a small population and the natural ecology has been able to meet the need of local living conditions. Therefore, large-scale artificial rainfall has no practical application scenario and practical significance at all. To top it all off, some people believe that China is just competing with India for rainwater.

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he have heard similar rumors and prejudices at many South Asian Non-governmental organizations’ symposium on international rivers. Most of the participants remarked, “It is amazing how little the media of each country knows about its neighbors.” In this environment of lack of communication and political suspicion, debate is often driven by lack of information and political smear, and alarmist media reports are more likely to fan the flames of national conflicts.

There has always been controversy around the discussion of climate change, especially the various claims of the scientific interpretation of the mechanism of climate change. What is even more puzzling is that negotiations on climate action, without strong scientific support, seem to only strive for profit, and humanity will lose its way if it continues like this. The scientific community has long believed that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the frontier of the earth science, with many key issues to be broken through. Tackling climate change will be futile or even disastrous before it is solved.

What are the main causes of climate change and glacier melting on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau? In recent years, some researchers have suggested that when the solar system moves out of the Quaternary Ice Age and into a higher background energy field, it is the cause of the temperature rise. However, he believe that the temperature rise at the altitude of 5,000 to 6,000 meters is mainly caused by the fact that a large amount of greenhouse gases emitted by human beings absorb heat in the atmosphere of the Tibetan Plateau in the atmospheric circulation. Therefore, they should face and share the responsibility together instead of making groundless accusations against any one country in order to deal with climate change on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and even over the whole world.

Vice President of the United States Harris pointed out recently, the war for water resources will come soon. In he’s opinion, both water resources and the influence of global warming on the Tibetan Plateau are a fait accompli, the unilateral effort of each country is only a temporary solution. Environmental protection is not just a matter of pure science, but if there is too much political manipulation and rancour involved, the problem gets trickier. The growth of all creatures depends on harmony. China and south Asian countries around the Tibetan Plateau create a new win-win cooperation of climate governance in such aspects as scientific research, the meteorological disaster warning, can not only monitor the secondary disasters caused by climate change, to avoid the life and property loss. More importantly, a collaborative and vivid climate action can provide the international community with a set of effective experiences that can be replicated in climate governance.

Climate change is already causing serious environmental problems on the Tibetan Plateau and the Brahmaputra River basin as I have proposed many times in international seminars. The international community should build consensus and join hands in tackling these threats especially the neighboring countries. Partha J. Das, a scientist from the Indian NGO Aaranyak, also pointed out at the symposium that these warnings apply to the Indian government as well. The Indian government plans to build 70 water projects on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra River. China and India need face the common threats in cooperation. Referred to the outburst floods from the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra in June 2000, Das said: “Most of the damage could have been avoided if the media in both China and India had reported it widely.”  Obviously, China and India are both on the same page at environmental and climatic changes on the Tibetan Plateau.  He also claimed that China and India should enhance cooperation on flood early warning both in the Government and Non-governmental, signing a bilateral agreement and sharing hydrological observation data.

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FinanceAndMarkets.com Reports Continued Operational Growth Across Independent Financial Media Platform

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Lead Contributor Cody Burgat reflects on sustained platform development and editorial consistency

United States, 20th Feb 2026 – FinanceAndMarkets.com has reported continued operational growth across its independent digital publishing platform as it expands informational coverage within the business and financial media space.

The platform stated that steady editorial activity and disciplined publishing practices have contributed to measurable development in its content footprint. Rather than pursuing rapid expansion, the company has prioritized structured deployment and internal workflow refinement.

According to FinanceAndMarkets.com, maintaining consistency in publication cadence and editorial formatting remains central to its long-term strategy. The platform continues to evaluate internal processes to ensure alignment across its market, economic, and business coverage sections.

“Sustainable development is built through consistency,” said Cody Burgat, founder of FinanceAndMarkets.com. “We’ve focused on refining our operational structure so that growth occurs within a stable framework.”

The company reiterated that it functions solely as an informational digital media platform and does not provide investment advice, trading services, or predictive financial commentary.

As the platform advances its editorial footprint, FinanceAndMarkets.com plans to continue strengthening internal standards and publishing discipline across its digital infrastructure.

About FinanceAndMarkets.com

FinanceAndMarkets.com is an independent financial information platform delivering organized editorial content related to business, markets, and economic developments.

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Helical IT Solutions Announces Version 6.1 of Open Source BI Helical Insight – Major Enhancements Advancing Toward a Unified BI Platform

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India, 20th Feb 2026 – Helical IT Solutions is excited to release Helical Insight version 6.1.0.862, a significant update to its open-source Business Intelligence (BI) platform. This release reinforces Helical Insight’s vision of becoming a comprehensive embeddable BI product that offers pixel-perfect documents kind of canned reports, interactive dashboards with drill down drill through and would be adding GenAI BI (chat based) module within one platform. 

Helical Insight continues to advance the accessibility of analytics by delivering a unified BI platform with flat pricing, flexible deployment, drag drop interface and embedding options. Its intuitive, browser-based experience enables both internal teams and external users to easily adopt self-service analytics and scale insights across the organization – without escalating costs or multiple BI products. 

Version 6.1.0.826 brings backend upgrade to latest version of Java and Tomcat. With enhanced UI/UX, faster visualization creation, improved reporting controls, and broader visualization support, the platform enables organizations to embed interactive dashboards and pixel-perfect reports seamlessly into their products while maintaining simplicity, scalability, and cost efficiency. 

The latest release expands JDBC URL pattern support, including backslash-based formats and others aslo. It also bundles the latest PostgreSQL JDBC driver by default.  

Visualization creation UX has been significantly simplified with single click, enable/disable of charts and hover-based guidance based on number of dimensions and measures present. Subcharts within card visualizations are now displayed in a full-screen, responsive view, improving readability and clarity.

Additional options for trend card, OpenStreetMap (OSM) mapping engine support and Calendar Chart for easy date-wise comparisons and trend analysis are introduced. Backend control over export settings such as orientation and paper size for charts and ad-hoc reports is provided, with UI-driven controls coming soon. 

The paginated canned Reporting module now supports Table, Cross Tab, and Chart elements, combining detailed data with visual insights. This bridges traditional reporting with modern BI in a single reporting experience.

A new Report Properties panel enables control over layout, spacing, headers, footers, pagination is now available to toggle and edit. Single select inputs are now radio buttons, differentiating from multi select inputs enhancing UI consistency. 

About Helical Insight  

Helical Insight is an open-source, enterprise-grade BI and analytics platform built on modern Java and React architecture, designed for flexibility, scalability, and embedding. By combining interactive dashboards, pixel-perfect reporting, and advanced analytics in a single platform, Helical Insight helps organizations simplify BI stack, reduce costs, and gain faster insights. 

To learn more about Helical Insight and the latest release, visit https://www.helicalinsight.com/. 

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Helical Insight 6.1.0.362 is immediately available for download and pilot deployments. Begin your migration journey or sign up for a no-obligation, free demo today at www.helicalinsight.com/register 

Helical IT Solutions continues its mission to simplify analytics and reporting – delivering one powerful BI platform instead of multiple tools, multiple costs, and multiple licenses. 

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HornBlasters 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 Dominates the 2025 SEMA Show with 32 Train Horns and 18 Turbos

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United States, 20th Feb 2026 – HornBlasters brought a 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 to the 2025 SEMA Show that turned heads before anyone even heard it. The truck was originally built by YouTube creator WhistlinDiesel with a total of 18 turbos across the front, and videos of it racked up millions of views online. After purchasing it, HornBlasters added 32 fully functional train horns in the bed on a fabricated steel frame alongside a massive onboard air system. The result was one of the most talked-about vehicles at the 2025 SEMA show.

The Man Behind the Ultimate Horn Install

HornBlasters brought the truck to JH Diesel to design and fabricate the steel frame that makes this horn installation possible. Fitting two HornBlasters King 3 Train Horns, five HornBlasters King 5 Train Horns, a Kahlenberg KM-85 Ship Horn, four HornBlasters 1NM air compressors, and two 20-gallon air tanks into a truck bed is not a simple task.

The frame had to be engineered from scratch to handle the weight of all that hardware while keeping everything accessible for maintenance and positioned correctly for maximum sound projection.

Horn spacing and bell positioning were critical to the design. With 32 horns packed into a single bed, each one needs enough room to project sound without interference from the horns around it. JH Diesel worked through the layout until every horn had the clearance it needed to perform at full volume.

The finished frame is a piece of work on its own. Everything sits tight, looks intentional, and holds up to the vibration and stress that comes with running a system this size. It’s the kind of fabrication that makes people stop and look even before the horns honk.

Proof Is in the Parts

What makes this build matter to anyone shopping for a train horn kit is what’s powering it. Four HornBlasters air compressors and two 20-gallon tanks provide the air supply needed to run 32 horns. Beyond the added capacity, every other component in the system is identical to what ships with a standard HornBlasters horn kit.

Same heavy-duty air valves. Same pressure switch. Same wiring. Same fittings.

There were no prototype parts or custom components made specifically for this truck. The air system running the two King 3 Train Horns, five King 5 Train Horns, and a Kahlenberg KM-85 Ship Horn at SEMA is built from the same hardware that ships to customers every single day.

This was intentional from the start. HornBlasters wanted to show what their components are capable of when pushed far beyond a typical installation. Most customers install one or two horns. This truck runs 32 of them on the same valves and components that come in a standard kit. If the system can handle this, it can handle anything a customer is going to throw at it.

Crowds, Questions, and Demonstrations

The truck drew attention from the moment the show opened. Attendees gathered around it throughout the day, every day, taking photos, shooting videos, and asking questions about everything they were looking at.

The turbo setup sparked most of the initial curiosity. Does it actually run? Do all 18 turbos work? Yes and yes — all 18 turbos spool and are fully functional.

The follow-up question was always about horsepower. The real number is somewhere around 800hp. The number the HornBlasters crew gave out all week was 4,000hp, delivered with a straight face. Most people laughed. A few walked away believing it.

Once people noticed the horns, they were ready to hear them honk. HornBlasters ran demonstrations throughout the week, and every time the horns honked, the reaction was immediate. People stopped mid-conversation and turned their heads from across the show. Seeing 32 massive horns mounted in the bed was one thing — hearing all of them honk at once was something else entirely.

The biggest moment came during the rollout to SEMA Fest, the outdoor event that closes out the show each year. HornBlasters was selected to officially start the parade by honking all of the horns on the truck. When all 32 horns honked at once, thousands of spectators lining the route experienced exactly what this build was made for.

It was the perfect way to cap off a week where the truck had already become one of the most visited and revisited displays at the entire show.

Social media coverage kept the momentum going beyond the convention center. Content creators, automotive media outlets, and attendees posted photos and videos throughout the week that continue to circulate online.

More Than a Show Truck

For HornBlasters, this truck was an opportunity to put over two decades of engineering on display. The company has built its reputation on train horns, air horns, and onboard air systems that perform when it matters. This build demonstrated that commitment at a scale most customers will never need, using the exact same components that ship with every kit.

When the horns honked to kick off the SEMA Fest parade, it delivered the same result HornBlasters customers get every time they hit the button. That’s been the standard since 2002, and this truck showed the entire automotive industry exactly what that standard looks like at full scale.

About HornBlasters

HornBlasters designs and manufactures train horns, air horns, onboard air systems, and air system accessories for trucks, cars, boats, and specialty vehicles. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Tampa, Florida, the company has built a reputation for products that combine raw power with long-term reliability. HornBlasters systems are used by drivers, builders, and enthusiasts worldwide who expect their equipment to perform when it matters.

 

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