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EPISODE · Dec 5, 2023 · 25 MIN

Internet Apocalypse

from Off the Radar · host The National Weather Desk

As solar activity intensifies in the next year, the possibility increases of a massive worldwide blackout of power and internet. It's happened before, and Dr. Peter Becker says it's only a matter of time before it happens again. We’ll discuss what solar eruptions are, the likelihood of catastrophic outages in the next solar cycle, and most importantly, how we can prevent and prepare for what would happen if we do lose the internet globally. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As solar activity intensifies in the next year, the possibility increases of a massive worldwide blackout of power and internet. It's happened before, and Dr. Peter Becker says it's only a matter of time before it happens again. We’ll discuss what solar eruptions are, the likelihood of catastrophic outages in the next solar cycle, and most importantly, how we can prevent and prepare for what would happen if we do lose the internet globally. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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