GoKawiilKarakoram glaciers defy global thinning trend, puzzling scientists
Since the late 1990s, researchers have observed that glaciers in the Karakoram Range, which spans parts of Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and China, have gained modest amounts of ice even as most mountain glaciers worldwide lose mass. The region hosts over 13,000 glaciers across more than 20,000 square kilometers, with some ranging in elevation from above 7,000 meters to as low as 2,300 meters. Scientists have dubbed this behavior the 'Karakoram Anomaly' and currently attribute it largely to distinctive regional weather patterns.