UO project finds communications risks in a Cascadia quake
Date Time UO project finds communications risks in a Cascadia quake University of Oregon research inspired by an undergraduate has uncovered a communications hazard that could accompany earthquakes along the Cascadia subduction zone: Internet traffic and cell signaling facilities could be crippled. A project led by Juno Mayer, a computer science student, estimates that 65 percent of fiber links and cell towers, especially between Portland and Seattle, are at risk in the next 50 years. Scientists currently project about a 10 percent chance of a magnitude 9-plus earthquake in the Pacific Northw...
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