When the Power Went Out, the #internet Told the Story #power #outage #spain #portugal

What happens to the Internet when the lights go out? In this RIPE 90 talk, David Belson examines the April 28 power outage in Spain and Portugal through an Internet measurement lens. Using Cloudflare Radar data, he shows how the outage affected Internet traffic, DNS resolver activity, connection quality, and announced IP address space across both countries. The talk highlights sharp drops in traffic, changes in download speeds and latency, offering a data-driven look at how large-scale infrastructure disruptions are reflected across the Internet. It also touches on the role of routing data from RIPE RIS and RouteViews in understanding these events. #CloudflareRadar #RIPERIS