Thousands of walruses have flooded the shoreline near the village of Point Lay, Alaska again due to the meltdown of the sea ice where they rest and hunt. The massings, known as 'haul outs' were recorded for the first time in 2007. Since then they have occurred in seven of the past nine years.

According to the scientists and environmentalists, they are one of the major seen impacts of the quickly changing climate of the Arctic. Arctic is heating up twice as fast as compared to the other parts of the world. Last year, over 35,000 walruses gathered there. This time, so far, scientists have failed to make estimations due to the stormy seas.

Anthony Fischbach, US Geological Survey (USGS) wildlife biologist said, "This is a new phenomenon. Large coastal haul outs forming have only been seen during years of complete sea ice melt in the Chukchi Sea".

In 2012, the degree of summer sea ice hit a record low, as it was used to be four times in the last 12 years. For 2015, the totals aren't yet in but it's probably going to be among top five. Even in previous March also, Arctic's winter sea ice hit a record low.

In the Chukchi Sea, which is present off the northwest coast of Alaska, the ice-free period is presently around 30 days long but the USGS has warned that by the end of the century it could expand to 4 or 5 months if greenhouse gases keep on increasing into the atmosphere.