Posted on 10/09/2022 4:20:49 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Yes, it could happen, but it would take a giant solar storm...
Solar storms...occur when the sun releases an intense burst of electromagnetic radiation. This disturbance throws off waves of energy that travel outward, impacting other bodies in the solar system, including Earth. When the wayward electromagnetic waves interact with Earth's own magnetic field, they have a couple of effects.
The first is that they cause electric currents to flow in Earth's upper atmosphere, heating the air...These geomagnetic storms can create beautiful auroras to appear over polar regions, but they can also disrupt radio signals and GPS. What's more, as the atmosphere heats, it puffs up like a marshmallow, adding extra drag to satellites in low Earth orbit and knocking smaller pieces of space junk off course.
As powerful electric currents flow through our planet's upper atmosphere, they induce powerful currents that flow through the crust as well. This can interfere with electrical conductors sitting on top of the crust, such as power grids...The result is localized power outages that can be difficult to fix; one such event struck Quebec March 13, 1989, resulting in a 12-hour blackout... More recently, a solar flare knocked out 40 Starlink satellites when SpaceX failed to check the space weather forecast...
In order to take down the internet entirely, a solar storm would need to interfere with the ultra-long fiber optic cables that stretch beneath the oceans and link continents. Every 30 to 90 miles (50 to 145 kilometers), these cables are equipped with repeaters that help boost their signal as it travels. While the cables themselves aren't vulnerable to geomagnetic storms, the repeaters are. And if one repeater goes out, it could be enough to take down the entire cable, and if enough cables went offline, it could cause an "internet apocalypse..."
(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...
Just call Al Gore, he can invent a new one.
Yes. I seen it in a movie.
How are we going to find out about it? ;-)
I was just thinking about this today when I had some problems streaming with my Fire stick. Having so much riding on the internet could possibly be a bad idea. Would terrestrial radio survive such a storm?
“Electricity, indoor plumbing, telephones and the internet are just passing fads.”
I see that too. One of the best forms of knowledge to share right now before it is lost is how to heat treat stone for knapping.
But it hasn't happened yet and nothing we could do about it if it did.
So stick a flower in your hat and be happy.
Or an EMP weapon could take down much of it despite fiber op if it’s in critical areas?
Unless they’re all protected by Faraday Cages?
Heh
Ping me if it’s down........
😜
No kidding.
That ka-thunk, ka-thunk, ka-thunk noise you just heard was not your dryer. It was me hitting my head on the desk after reading that sentence.
There’s always hope...
Heat Treat Stone for Napping?
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If it gets to that point I’ll do it the Old Fashioned way— Blanket and Pillow.
Been thinking bout
Smoke Signals -—
What ya Think?
I’m sure if it happens, it’ll be branded as racist by the Demonrats .
That might work
A flare gun
Rockets with July 4 starburst shells 🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇
Maybe the Ricola thing from a mountaintop ⛰️🌄
(more worried about a powerful Soros storm)
That certainly is in progress
Without internet, I will die. What would there be worth living for? Take away food, medicines, automobiles and cut off my water . . . but leave me with internet.
The H&I channel on 13.4 is affected for few weeks off and on due to the satellite they relay on. This morning at around 11:20am pst the picture broke up and then was blacked out for several minutes then came back normal.
I do not know if Superman rescued those in peril because of the outage...
Outages explained.
https://www.astound.com/support/tv/sun-outages
https://www.eurovision.net/insights/technical/sun-outages-explained
Lol!
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