其18,000座高海拔冰川存储着巨量淡水，在冬天时充当着仅次于南极洲的世界第二大吸热器，从而帮助缓和全球气候。
Its 18,000 high-altitude glaciers store massive amounts of freshwater and serve in winter as the world’s second-largest heat sink after Antarctica, thus helping to moderate the global climate.