Tuesday, July 09, 2019

Climate change may kill the internet

That's what some scientists think. That's because a lot of the physical infrastructure supports the internet connections that touch nearly every aspect of modern life. Delicate fiber optic cables, massive data transfer stations, and power stations create a patchwork of literal nuts and bolts that facilitates the flow of zeros and ones.

This is likely to happen within 15 years. 

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