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Inspired by: government » A Solar storm disrupts critical systems

version: 1 / created: 2010-12-07
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Originally submitted by: Aharon Hauptman
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Source of inspiration

Government bodies/officials (incl. reports, plans and statements)

The source of the Wild Card is

Solar Storm Warning: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2006/10mar_stormwarning

Headline

(max. 9 words)

A Solar storm disrupts critical systems

Description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)
An intense Solar storm seriously disrupts communication networks, electronic devices, computers, power networks etc.

Keywords

Space, solar, storm, disruption, communication networks

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)

An intense Solar storm seriously disrupts communication networks, electronic devices, computers, power networks etc.

Likelihood

Closest timeframe for at least 50% likelihood
Please use one of the following options:
now-2025

Features of life if the wild card manifests

Feature 4: technology and infrastructure
Serious damage to inftrastructures
Feature 7: security and defence
Disruption of many important systems

Type of event

Natural event (e.g. earthquake, tsunami, asteroid)

Type of emergence

please select (if any) describe related trend or situation
A contemporary equivalent of past Wild Cards
(e.g. earthquake, tsunami or, similar to the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the USA breaks up into independent countries sometime between 2025-2050, for example)

Historical parallels

The historic "Solar Max" of 1958.

Type of systems affected

Human-built Systems - E.g. organisations, processes, technologies, etc.

Classification

Undesirable

Importance

please specify:
please select
Level 1: important for a particular country
Level 2: important for a particular world region
Level 3: important for the European Union
Level 4: important for the whole world