Mystery of the glaciers of the Karakoram
A team of American scientists have built a model that interpret why the Karakorum glaciers are not melting. Researchers have found that this mountain system continues to grow, defying global warming.

A team of American scientists have built a model that interpret why the Karakorum glaciers are not melting. Researchers have found that this mountain system continues to grow, defying global warming.
A mountain system of Central Asia - the Karakoram, is considered one of the highest in the world. It runs along the borders of China, India and Pakistan, North-West Himalaya. In consequence of the growth of large-scale temperature glaciers around the world continue to melt. With all this in contrast to the Himalayas Karakoram snow melts and winter and summer. Researchers found that the glaciers are not only melt, but in addition grow, defying global warming.
To find out why the glaciers are feeling great, the researchers collected data about the weather since 1861 in Central and South-Eastern parts of the Himalayas, and in the Karakorum, creating a map of the area 49,21 square km Simulating weather almost until the year 2100, scientists found that the Central and South-Eastern part of the Himalayas get most of the water from the annual monsoons. With all this Karakorum, in contrast to the Himalayas, receives water in the winter, which leads to the loss there is much more snow, according to "Popular mechanics".
Scientists report that the total number of precipitation along the mountain chain increases during the warm season. In the Karakoram less snow in the summer, but even more in the winter, and its glaciers, even if global warming will continue at the current rate, most likely, will continue their own growth, at least until the year 2100.