Physics World  July 27, 2018 In a study, a team of researchers in the US (University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Oregon) has identified the approach of the flooded internet, caused by worldwide sea level rise. Within 15 years sea water could be lapping over buried fibre-optic cables in New York, Seattle, Miami and other US coastal cities, according to the study. They looked only at the challenges for the US. They calculated that by 2033 an estimated 4000 miles of buried fibre-optic conduit will be under water. More than 1100 traffic hubs – internet exchange points that handle massive quantities […]