Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet

极度脱网:当一座太平洋岛屿与互联网断绝联系时发生了什么

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2025-11-07

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A colossal volcanic eruption in January 2022 ripped apart the underwater cables that connect Tonga to the world – and exposed the fragility of 21st-century life By Samanth Subramanian. Read by Raj Ghatak. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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