Having
already explored the ocean from a factual perspective (the Oscar - winning 1953 documentary The Sea Around Us), writer - director - producer Irwin Allen opted to take the fantasy route with this entertaining yarn in which a nuclear submarine might be the only hope against a circling fire belt that threatens to destroy Earth in a matter of days.
Second, these major changes in the Arctic will be
explore as they are
already affecting the rest of the world: (a) Sea Level Rise, (b) Opening of the Seaways, (c) Weather Extremes, (d)
Ocean Acidification, (e) Thawing Permafrost, and (f) Changes in Governance and the Geopolitical Landscape.