Such a 'solar storm' will come on the earth, the internet will stop all over the world, the scientist fears - 'we are not ready'
When harmful radiation from the sun comes towards the planet, the magnetic flux of our planet reduces the damage caused by it. However, this could cause a significant loss to internet services round the world. During an information communication conference, an professor at the University of California has told that a strong storm rising from the sun can end the net. This great storm can last from some hours to many days.
Sangeeta Abdu Jyothi presented this paper during SIGCOMM 2021. She has told that because of solar storm, the electricity will be stalled which can return in a very few days but the net are going to be stalled for a protracted time. this can affect productivity. Sangeeta has told in her paper that because of this storm, the net cables laid under water will get damaged, which can affect the web between the continents. However, local and regional connections with fiber optic cables are going to be fine.
In a conversation with WIRED, Sangeeta has told that there's not enough preparation for this. He told that the corona virus epidemic proves that how our preparedness was. If there was no such protocol, it might have helped to accommodate it immediately. the identical is with the net. Our infrastructure isn't able to handle large scale solar event. However, he has detected that such storms are extremely rare. Their effect has been seen on Earth in 1859 and 1921.
A low intensity solar storm also occurred in 1989. Their intensity are often understood through their effect on the electrical grid and also the Internet. per Sangeeta's research, the impact on Asia are less because Singapore is that the hub of underwater cables and it's on the equator, but far from here, the impact are more on the cables lying within the Atlantic and Pacific.