Total eclipse of the Internet: traffic impacts in Mexico, the US, and Canada

Cloudflare Radar data shows that the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse caused significant, time-aligned drops in Internet traffic along the path of totality across North America, with the U.S. seeing an aggregate -8% in bytes and -12% in requests at 19:00 UTC, several U.S. states (e.g., Vermont, Arkansas, Indiana, Maine, New Hampshire, Ohio) experiencing 40%+ declines, Mexico’s Durango peaking at -57%, and Canada’s Prince Edward Island at -48%; the analysis highlights how large human/nature events reliably depress Internet usage.