Melting ice could open up a new Arctic Sea route.

Amanda Lynch at Brown University and Charles Norchi at the University of Maine have modelled how various climate change scenarios would alter the jurisdiction for Arctic shipping routes. Ships taking this route wouldn't be subject to Russia's fees, and the route would also be navigable without the help of icebreakers. ONE of the few routes ships can take through the icy waters of the Arctic is controlled by Russia. [Extracted from the article]