Telecom Cables Wanted For Climate Research

schliz writes "Oceanographers have called for telecommunications companies to use their active and retired submarine fibre to collect climate data. Sydney University's John You says voltmeters could simply be attached to cable landing stations to measure ocean currents via the electromagnetic current that they generate. More information about salinity and seismology could be collected by attaching sensors to repeater boxes that are typically installed every 100km of cable to amplify signals. Because fibre optic cables could remain under the sea for decades, they could be a consistent, continual source of data for researchers."

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I'm an Australian

[QuantumG]

Apparently climate change is caused by foreigners and migrants. Dick Smith can see them from his helicopter and he told us. So we're just gunna close our borders and leave you guys to take care it ok? Oh, we'll set up a "citizens' assembly" where we'll talk about climate change like we believe it's a real problem, but ultimately we know it's your problem, not ours.