Solar Storms to Trigger Nationwide Internet Shutdowns Within 5 Years, MIT Futurists Warn
A team of futurists at MIT have issued a startling prediction: geomagnetic storm activity, once considered a rare nuisance, will escalate in frequency and intensity over the next decade, causing cascading power grid failures and a 72-hour national internet blackout by 2029. New AI models show solar winds disrupting satellite constellations permanently, forcing governments to invest in underground fiber optic shielding. Social media panic is expected to spike as experts warn the next Carrington Event could erase digital records.