Natural disasters and government interference: examining Q2 2026's major Internet disruption events

Cloudflare Q2 2026 Internet disruption report documents major outages caused by natural disasters (Super Typhoon Sinlaku in Guam, earthquakes in Venezuela, power failures in Tanzania), government-mandated shutdowns (Sudan exam periods), geopolitical events (Iran's 88-day blackout and partial restoration, drone strike damage to AWS infrastructure in UAE), and infrastructure failures (cable cut in Saint Lucia, faulty DNSSEC signatures in Germany).

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