A look at Tonga’s internet blackout following the volcano blast, which initial investigations suggest destroyed the country’s single undersea internet cable (Chris Stokel-Walker/MIT Technology Review)

Chris Stokel-Walker / MIT Technology Review:
A look at Tonga’s internet blackout following the volcano blast, which initial investigations suggest destroyed the country’s single undersea internet cable  —  The world is anxiously awaiting news from the island—but on top of the physical destruction, the eruption has disconnected it from the internet.