The Karakoram's glaciers are growing while the world's ice melts — but maybe not for long
What Is the Karakoram Anomaly?
Most mountain glaciers outside the poles are shrinking, yet the Karakoram Range — home to more than 13,000 glaciers across Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and China — has seen modest ice gains since the 1990s. Scientists largely credit westerly winds carrying winter snowfall from the Mediterranean and Caspian regions, though debris cover and the anomaly's very existence remain debated. Recent data hint the gains may already be weakening.
This may indicate a weakening of the abnormal behaviour of glaciers in the Karakoram owing to the continuous warming.
- likoya
That place and the Kashmir valley are some of the prettiest landscapes on the planet
- teiferer
In principle, this in not surprising. Throw 100 normal-distributed values at the number line with mean 1 and std deviation 2 and some will end up below 0. The higher you make the mean, the fewer will end up negative and eventually it's unlikely (though still possible) one does.
- argee
> In the Karakoram (pronounced keh·ruh·kaw·ruhm) Range—a mountainous region straddling the borders of Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and China…
Non-sequitur but no one pronounces it like that in those regions.
On another note katsu (pronounced cat-sue) is a dish you should try in Japan.