n,s = map(int,input().split())
values = list(map(int,input().split()))


count = 1
min_val,max_val = values[0],values[0]
for i in range(1,n):
    min_val = min(min_val,values[i])
    max_val = max(max_val,values[i])

    if abs(min_val-max_val) <= s:
        continue
    else:
        count += 1
        min_val = values[i]
        max_val = values[i]

print(count)