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The Internet — a fragile system threatened by natural disaster

December 31, 2006

A woman surfs the internet at Changi International Airport in Singapore. Internet users across Asia have been a glimmer of light at the end of a digital black hole as slow surfing speeds gradually improved four days after an earthquake cut them off from the Web.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - The earthquake off Taiwan last Tuesday that shattered Internet connections for millions in Asia demonstrated starkly how vulnerable the vital network is to interruptions.

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