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Can a solar storm break the internet?
Absolutely, solar storms can mess with satellites and infrastructure that keep the internet running—so yes, the internet can break under a serious solar storm.
Solar storms fling charged particles that can fry satellites, knock out power grids, and disrupt undersea cables’ signal boosts. Since much of the internet depends on satellites, electrical grids, and undersea communications, a big enough solar storm could indeed cause significant downtime. Your Netflix binge might have to wait if the sun throws a tantrum big enough to knock the web offline. Not daily, but definitely possible during massive solar events.