The Impending Threat: Solar Storms and the Internet Apocalypse

Concerns about a potential "internet apocalypse" caused by a strong solar storm hitting Earth are not entirely fiction. Experts warn that a widespread internet outage could be brought on by a rare but real event, similar to the Carrington Event in 1859, which caused telegraph lines to spark and operators to be electrocuted. As the sun enters a particularly active period known as the "solar maximum" in 2025, some worry that our interconnected world is not prepared for the potential impact of a severe solar storm. Large-scale infrastructure, such as submarine communication cables, could be affected, leading to long-lasting outages and significant economic consequences. While there is not much ordinary people can do to prepare, it falls on governments and companies to ensure internet resilience in the face of such events.