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2025 Sees 180 Major Internet Disruptions Worldwide

2/1/2026

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A Cloudflare report on 2025 internet disruptions notes power failures and extreme weather severely disrupted connectivity worldwide, with more than 180 major disruptions recorded.
The outages included a nationwide blackout in the Dominican Republic and severe connectivity losses in Kenya and Ukraine caused by power infrastructure failures.
Hurricanes Melissa and Cyclone Senyar reduced traffic in Jamaica and Sri Lanka, and the report notes internet reliability relies on basic physical systems.

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A Cloudflare report on 2025 internet disruptions notes power failures and extreme weather severely disrupted connectivity worldwide, with more than 180 major disruptions recorded.
The outages included a nationwide blackout in the Dominican Republic and severe connectivity losses in Kenya and Ukraine caused by power infrastructure failures.
Hurricanes Melissa and Cyclone Senyar reduced traffic in Jamaica and Sri Lanka, and the report notes internet reliability relies on basic physical systems.