Despite warming global temperatures, some glaciers in Central Asia are doing well

The tall peaks of Tajikistan are home to one of the only places in the world that scientists have found glaciers that are growing — you read that correctly, growing — not receding because of climate change. Levi Bridges went up one mountain to learn more from researchers about why this might be happening.

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