An independent board of scientists will be appointed to review the workings of the world’s top climate science panel, which has faced recriminations over inaccuracies in a 2007 report. The board’s work will be part of a broader review of the body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The IPCChas been under fire since it was pointed out that the 2007 report included a prediction that Himalayan glaciers would vanish by 2035, although there was no scientific consensus to that effect. One area to be examined is whether the panel should incorporate so-called gray literature, a term to describe non-peer-reviewed science, in its reports. Many scientists say such material, from reports by government agencies to respected research not published in scientific journals, is crucial to a complete picture of climate science.  – The New York Times