Shrinking Arctic Ice Redraws the Map For Internet Cable Connections

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Shrinking Arctic Ice Redraws the Map For Internet Cable Connections

Thawing ice in the Arctic may open up new routes for internet cables that lie at the bottom of the ocean and carry most international data traffic. And more routes matter when underwater infrastructure is at risk of attack. From a report: Baltic Sea gas and telecoms cables were damaged last year, wi...