And if global warming threatened the Internet?

Global warming could have an impact … on the Internet. This is the result of a study presented Monday, July 16 at a conference in Montreal, according to the Huffington Post. The authors of the study predict the end of the Internet. The reason advanced? Cables near coastal areas may be damaged by rising water levels. And the figures of scientists are alarming: 6 545 kilometers of fiber optic cables installed near the coast will be under water in 2030 … What make them unusable. And that's not all: 1,101 maintenance centers will also be flooded, experts say.

The authors of the study point out the inadequacy of these facilities to future climate change. They were conceived in the 90s when global warming was not yet the focus of concern. If the cables are water resistant, they would not be waterproof … The researchers expect regular total internet outages in many coastal cities by 2100. The American cities of New York, Miami, Seattle and Los Angeles are pointed out. The researchers also cite three American companies, CenturyLink, Inteliquent and AT & T, particularly vulnerable to these risks.

Faced with the urgency of the situation, scientists encourage states to take swift action to avoid these cuts in the economy. future. Because the consequences of rising water are already visible. According to another study published in 2016, the level of the oceans and seas of the planet has increased by about 14 centimeters. This is due to the melting of ice between 1900 and 2000, particularly in the Arctic.

Nearly 3,000 billion tons of ice have already melted in Antarctica since 1992. The global level of the oceans has risen about 8 millimeters. A phenomenon that has accelerated over the past five years. And it is not ready to stop …

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