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How To Beat The Five Life-Changing Realities Of The Internet Apocalypse

You’ve no doubt heard that an internet apocalypse is possible. Do you know how to survive the five worst realities of an internet apocalypse? The chances of one are closer than you think.

Jason Morton

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Scientists aren’t ruling out the possibility of the Sun causing us to plummet into a veritable dark age. The potential cause has happened before, and it will happen again. The only question is when.

Updates on Solar Cycle 25 now indicate it will hit solar maximum between January and October of next year. The 2024 season is going to be interesting to watch. The scientific community is watching our star for signs of potential CMEs.

Billions of dollars go into watching our nearest star, but why?

The Carrington Event: The History Of A Record Level Solar Storm

In the early morning of September 1st, 1859, Richard Carrington climbed into his private observatory outside of London. He would have cranked open the massive shutters of the time. That was when Carrington aimed his telescope at the Sun and began…

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