Sangeetha Abdu Jyothi, a computer science professor at the University of California at Irvine who coined the term “internet apocalypse,” suggests that the Sun’s “solar maximum” phase in 2025 could trigger a particularly disruptive solar storm. In her research paper titled “Solar Superstorms: Planning for an Internet Apocalypse,” Jyothi posits that an extreme case event could interfere with submarine communication cables and disrupt long-distance connectivity. The economic cost of such an event is staggering — a single day without internet due to a solar storm could cost the US more than $11 billion, according to internet monitoring organization NetBlocks.