# Total eclipse of the Internet: traffic impacts in Iceland, Spain, and Portugal

DevFeed: [Total eclipse of the Internet: traffic impacts in Iceland, Spain, and Portugal](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/total-eclipse-of-the-internet-traffic-impacts-in-iceland-spain-and-portugal-121.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.cloudflare.com/total-eclipse-internet-traffic-iceland-spain-portugal/>)

Author: Lai Yi Ohlsen

Published: 2026-08-13T19:58:01Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Cloudflare Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/cloudflare-blog.md>)

Topics: [Internet Traffic](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet-traffic.md>), [Cloudflare](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloudflare.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [cloudflare](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloudflare.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [internet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internet.md>), [internet-traffic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internet-traffic.md>), [internet-trends](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internet-trends.md>), [radar](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/radar.md>)

## AI overview

Cloudflare Radar data shows that Internet traffic decreased as a total solar eclipse deepened across affected European countries, with the largest dips along the path of totality and traffic typically rebounding within minutes after maximum coverage.

## Source excerpt

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.