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Climate change could kill the internet

 

The datacenter industry has a carbon footprint equal to that of the aviation industry; around 2% of the world’s total emissions. Tech is estimated to consume around 10% of the world’s energy output. While tech might not be the biggest polluter, it could suffer the effects of climate change.

 

Given that much of the world’s internet infrastructure is close to coastlines, it estimates that by 2033 more than 4,000 miles of buried fiber will be underwater and more than 1,100 traffic hubs will be surrounded by water.

 

Read the rest of this week’s tech news roundup here.

 
 
 
 

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