Total eclipse of the Internet: traffic impacts in Iceland, Spain, and Portugal
Cloudflare traffic data shows clear dips in Iceland, Spain, and Portugal along the path of the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse.
Cloudflare's aggregated traffic data recorded a visible impact on Internet usage from Iceland through Spain and Portugal during the total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026. The post is a traffic-trend observation rather than a security or AI story.
- Traffic measurably fell across regions in the path of totality
- Cloudflare used aggregate network traffic to track behavior during the eclipse
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Cloudflare's data shows a clear impact on Internet traffic from Iceland to Spain and Portugal, following the path of totality of the total solar eclipse that occurred on August 12, 2026.
By Sabina Zejnilovic · blog.cloudflare.com
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