Imagine waking up one day with no internet. No social media. No GPS. No access to banking. Nothing.
According to scientists, we might be closer to that scenario than we think.
A new warning from leading astrophysicists reveals that a rare, but powerful solar storm – also known as a coronal mass ejection (CME) – could strike Earth and wipe out the global internet for weeks, even months.
Experts say the world is “completely unprepared” for the scale of disruption such an event could bring. It would affect not only communication, but global trade, health systems, defense, and even power grids.
While the probability is low, the consequences would be catastrophic. The last major CME occurred in 1859 — long before our planet became connected by satellites and fiber optics.
If it happens again, will we be ready?
>> Read the full scientific breakdown of this threat and what’s being done – or not being done – to prevent disaster.
