Mixed reactions A Professor Peter Becker of George Mason University has explained that a solar superstorm could wipe out the internet for months.
According to his exact words:
“You’re talking about something that could really fry the system for a period of several weeks to months in terms of the time it would take to repair all the infrastructure – all of the electronic switches, all of these closets of electronics in all these office buildings,”
This revelation has got a lot of people talking, see some reactions from people to his claims on X below.
Solar superstorm could “wipe out the internet” for months, scientist says.
"You're talking about something that could really fry the system for a period of several weeks to months in terms of the time it would take to repair all the infrastructure – all of the electronic… pic.twitter.com/2tLA9Q2xqC
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