另外，作者提出把从17世纪初开始的小冰期，气候干冷．沙尘暴频发作为现代沙漠化过程开始的观点。
The author thinks the contemporary desertification dates back to the 17th century when the climate was cold and dry, and dust storms were frequent.
由冰川退缩引起的冰川面积的减小相当于现代冰川面积的4.6 % ，略小于整个羌塘高原地区小冰期以来冰川面积减小的幅度（8% ） 。
Since the Little Ice Age the glacier has reduced its area accounting for 4.6% of the present area, while this ratio is near 8% in the Qangtan Region, Tibetan Plateau.
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