One of the biggest reasons was that there were some revolutions that happened around the lat 19th century. They were primarily sparked by lower class individuals who were looking for more money to support themselves/families.
1. Icebergs began to melt Coastal flooding
2. A huge upwelling fed large new schools of fish
3. Colder than normal temperatures
4. Colder than normal temperatures
If what your saying is correct, Let's take Greenland as an example. Greenland is in a high latitude and there is not very much communication because it is so cold. Here are some possibility's for new developments. There is something call the HALO. This is an aircraft designed for high latitudes. HALO helps with internet connection for the few people that even live up in the high latitudes and one of the few air-crafts for travel. <span />