Tens of thousands of walruses have come ashore in northwest Alaska because the sea ice they normally rest on has melted.

U.S. government scientists say this massive move to shore by walruses is unusual in the United States.

But it has happened at least twice before, in 2007 and 2009.

United Nations: The UN climate panel should make predictions only when it has solid evidence and should avoid policy advocacy, scientists said in a report on Monday that called for thorough reform of the body.

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was widely criticised after admitting its 2007 global warming report wrongly said Himalayan glaciers would vanish by 2035 and that

Italian scientists have confirmed a

India must recalibrate its Tibet policy in light of China

Suzanne Goldenberg

Scientists warn temperature rise of between 2

VINAY SHUKLA
MOSCOW

Cimate change on the planet may make the Arctic Ocean ice-free by 2050, a top Russian expert has said.