An underwater sea cable critical to Tonga’s communication infrastructure was snapped by the volcanic eruption. The World’s Marco Werman spoke with Nicole Starosielski, a professor at New York University, about the underwater sea cables and how critical they are to Tonga and the world’s communication infrastructure.
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