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Longest-Ever Fiber-Optic Link Will Run Through Thawing Arctic, Between UK and Japan
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comDiminishing sea ice in the Arctic could be a boon for international trade — both for heavy ships using the Northwest Passage, and now for speedier telecommunications via new fiber-optic cables.