Glacial Retreat Slowing Down

World Climate Report has a great summary of a new report on drought conditions and glacial area in Glacier National Park. Apparently, glacial loss is showing a slowing trend from the first half of the 20th century, when the main glacier there lost over half of its area, but only 12 percent over the last 25 years. I'm not sure if area is all that great an indicator as the ice retreats to its center, since that would be where it would be thickest, because glacial volume would be the more accurate measure. However, in terms of sheer size, the thickness of a glacier is very small compared to its area, so estimating a uniform thickness still gives us a good idea of the glacial retreat. According to the data, Glacier National Park is in a wet phase, not a drought. It's always interesting to see what real evidence says when compared to the alarmist handwringing.