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15 April 2012 Last updated at 13:35 ET
Some Asian glaciers 'putting on mass'
By Richard Black
Environment correspondent, BBC News
Some glaciers on Asia's Karakoram mountains are defying the global trend and getting thicker, say researchers.
A French team used satellite data to show that glaciers in part of the Karakoram range, to the west of the Himalayan region, are putting on mass.
The reason is unclear, as glaciers in other parts of the Himalayas are losing mass - which also is the global trend.
more...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17701677
Some Asian glaciers 'putting on mass'
By Richard Black
Environment correspondent, BBC News
Some glaciers on Asia's Karakoram mountains are defying the global trend and getting thicker, say researchers.
A French team used satellite data to show that glaciers in part of the Karakoram range, to the west of the Himalayan region, are putting on mass.
The reason is unclear, as glaciers in other parts of the Himalayas are losing mass - which also is the global trend.
more...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17701677