Study found Himalayan Glaciers defying Global Melting Trend

A new study found that contrary to the global trend of melting glaciers a few glaciers in the Himalayas mountain range have gained a small amount of mass between 1999 and 2008.The study was published in the Nature Geoscience journal.
The study conducted by the France's University of Grenoble maintained that the Karakoram mountain range in the Himalayas has contributed less to the rising sea level. The study, reversed to the common perception, estimated that the Karakoram glaciers have gained around 0.11 to 0.22 metres (0.36 feet to 0.72 feet) per year between 1999 and 2008.
The Karakoram mountain range is spread across the borders between India, China and Pakistan and is covered by 19950 square kilometres (7702 square miles) of glaciers. The mountain range also houses the second highest mountain in the world, K2.