But the UN process is corrupted and the Russians are hell-bent on thwarting any outcome that is not in their best interests. Australian, Lock McTierney, a professor of geology at Beijing University, heads the sub-commission charged with considering both the joint Danish-Canadian and the Russian submissions. Hanne Kristensen, an attractive Danish geologist, teams up with Canadian diplomat, Richard Simpson to lead a joint Danish-Canadian effort to gain the award by the United Nations of vast sub-sea territory. 'Arctic Meltdown' by author, Geza Tatrallyay is a gripping thriller set against the backdrop of the melting polar icecap and the not-so-subtle scramble for resources on the Arctic seabed. Geza is a citizen of Canada and Hungary, with an American wife, a daughter living in San Francisco and a son in Nairobi, and currently divides his time between San Francisco and Barnard, Vermont, with frequent visits to Montreal, Toronto, New York, Vienna and London. Since 2004, he has been semi-retired, advising a few firms mainly in the clean energy sector and devoting himself to his family, travel and writing. Geza’s professional experience has included stints in government (Department of Finance, Canada), international organizations (Inter-American Development Bank), commercial / investment banking (Royal Bank of Canada), private equity (MAVA Capital in Hungary) and environmental entrepreneurship (Vertis Environmental Finance). Geza represented Canada as an epée fencer in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. Geza was selected as a Rhodes Scholar from Ontario, attending Oxford University and graduating with a BA/MA in Human Sciences in 1974 he completed his studies with a MSc in Economics from London School of Economics and Politics in 1975. He graduated from Harvard University with a BA in Human Ecology in 1972 (after taking a break in his studies to work as a host in the Ontario Pavilion at Expo’70 in Osaka, Japan).

He grew up in Toronto, attending the University of Toronto Schools, where he was School Captain.

Born in Budapest, Hungary, Geza escaped with his family in 1956 during the Hungarian Revolution, emigrating to Canada the same year.

Arctic Meltdown by Geza Tatrallyay