Want to live on the 'roof of the world'? Grow barley

Thursday, November 20, 2014 - 17:10 in Earth & Climate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Tibetan Plateau, the harsh Asian domain known as the 'roof of the world,' would not seem an ideal place for people to call home thanks to its extreme altitude, frigid temperatures, relentless winds and low-oxygen conditions.

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