The phrase "glacier melting" refers to the process in which a large mass of ice, called a glacier, turns into water due to an increase in temperature. Full definition
What he's complaining about is a headline that took the study results and implied something greater (such as glaciers melting across the entire continent). (realclimate.org)
But despite making an error over Himalayan glacier melt in its landmark 2007 report, the panel's basic conclusions remain sound, he said. (bbc.co.uk)
The researchers compared their findings with observations of glacier melt from 1930 to 2017, and found that the fastest - melting glaciers tended to be those more exposed to melting from below. (sciencenews.org)