The Southern Cross NEXT is a 15,857-kilometre (9,853-mile) network of submarine cables that links Sydney and Auckland, as ...
A submarine telecommunications cable connecting New Zealand and Australia is doubling as an earthquake sensor, in a new trial ...
But submarine cables can do far more than just enhance telecommunications ... It can be used to improve early-warning systems for tsunamis and earthquakes as well as tracking changes in the climate.
When comparing the original laser signal with the light that exits the fiber optic cable, researchers can determine the strength of the seismic wave by checking how much the beam was distorted. Data ...
A tsunami is a devastating sea wave, instigated by a submarine earthquake, a volcanic eruption, or a landslide. These waves disseminate from their source in all directions and are often barely ...
Repairs on the No. 2 submarine telecommunication cable between Taiwan and Lienchiang County (Matsu) have been completed, ...
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Geologists listened in on undersea eruptions and earthquakes, while biologists ... the first time they had earmarked active nuclear submarines for dedicated science cruises.