Can undersea cables detect earthquakes?
Undersea cables carry internet traffic across continents. They are part of the critical information infrastructure of the modern world.
Scientists started using these cables as a global network of sensors that monitor seismic and other changes at the seabed, previously beyond the reach of the scientific community.
As Wired indicated in the recent coverage
Where there’s cable, there’s potential data.
Undersea cables could also be used as early-warning tools for earthquakes and tsunami as they can detect any tectonic shifts on the seabed.
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The US approach to offline and online threats and attacks on critical infrastructure by non-state actors
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[Briefing for diplomats] An inclusive internet: Lowering the barriers for access
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Start of Cybersecurity 10-week course
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#SciDipTalks | Technology at the service of global health crises: Threats and opportunities
11 May 20 - 11 May 20online
(Cyber)Security and the shift to online
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A global innovation hub: Science, tech, and diplomacy in Boston
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[WebDebate] Science Diplomacy: Preparing the next generation
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Science diplomacy at work: UNESCO, Latin America, and the Caribbean
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Open Science and Science Diplomacy
My role as a ‘boundary spanner’ involves bridging the different stakeholders for Open Science to become the norm, and this indeed involves a clear... Read more
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Relevance of Science Diplomacy in the Caribbean
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