Facebook, Google's Silicon Valley Campuses Vulnerable To Flooding, Thanks To Global Warming


LONDON: At a time when global warming is threatening a rise in sea levels across the world, Silicon Valley giants Facebook, Google and Cisco may be more concerned as their campuses are now at the risk of being flooded.

A fresh forecast by a team of scientists has warned that these companies face the prospect of their Silicon Valley headquarters becoming swamped by water as rising sea levels threaten to submerge much of the property in San Francisco Bay Area, The Guardian reported.

Even under optimistic scenarios where rapid cuts in greenhouse gas emissions avoid the most severe increases, the companies may face cut-off from others around the world, the team noted.

 “Without significant adaptation, social media giant Facebook’s new campus appears most at risk,” the report added.

Facebook’s campus at the San Francisco Bay shoreline is a 430,000 square feet complex — with a nine-acre garden rooftop — and is an extension of its Menlo Park base.

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Source: IANS