Rising river flows and glacial mass balance in central Karakoram.

Highlights: [•] Summer river flows in central Karakoram conspicuously exhibit rising trends. [•] Rate of loss of glacial storage is approximately 0.04–0.05mm/day/year. [•] Increasing summer precipitation is responsible for nonnegative glacial mass balance. [•] Rising river flows accompany nonnegative glacial mass balance in central Karakoram. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]