Saturday, August 9, 2014

The Trans-Arctic Internet Cable Project Made Possible by Climate Change

The Trans-Arctic Internet Cable Project Made Possible by Climate Change


Running a telecom cable from London through the Northwest Passage to Tokyo was, for a very long time, impossible: The sea route was solid ice year-round. Now, thanks to rising temperatures, the ice disappears from August to October, and a Canadian telecom startup wants to thread a 10,000-mile internet cable through that gap.


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