Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet
Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet  
Podcast: The Audio Long Read
Rating: Explicit Published On: Fri Nov 07 2025
Description: 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