Ice caps and glaciers that dominate the Arctic Pole have started to melt at an alarming rate, submerging vast expanse of land in the process. The melt down is also simultaneously opening up access to vast deep sea oil and gas deposits, including methane in the Tundra region, endangering the Arctic marine ecosystem, impacting shipping routes, and the cool water currents that flow down to Europe and Africa. A tremendous change is also observed in terms of the new land revealed by melting ice, and variations in shore-lines, leading to conflicting international interests in the geographical terrain.