Effects of the Great Blackout (Blackout)

The Great Blackout had profound political, socioeconomic, environmental, and technological effects on the world.

Effects on Technology
The University of Vermont estimated in a 2040 study that up to 70% of all electronics on the planet suffered temporary or permanent disruptions resulting from the Blackout.

Satellites and GPS
The first profound effect was the complete disruption of Earth's satellite network. 95% of satellites malfunctioned temporarily or permanently, disrupting multiple technologies, including GPS navigation, satellite television, satellite communications, air traffic control, international phone calls, and the permanent disruption of the International Atomic Time standard and other time standard coordinates.

Airplanes and Flight
On June 15, 2022, the Federal Aviation Agency ordered all flights within U.S airspace to be grounded immediately, and the International Civil Aviation Organization issued a recommendation for all flights worldwide to be grounded.

Due to the nature of electronics aboard aircraft, as well as their reliance on satellite and radio communication, the vast majority of airplane passengers mid-flight during the time of the Blackout would die via crash. An estimated 10,000 airplane crash sites are located around the world, with the United Recovery Administration confirming 1,201 sites in a global survey.

Radios
The Blackout disrupted a wide array of radio technology.

The majority of handheld radios were deemed useless, although some radios did continue to function. For those with a working radio, ham radio became the fastest and easiest method of communication following the Blackout.

Television broadcasting nearly completely failed, along with wireless radio networking, radar detection, and cell towers, eliminating ease of communication worldwide.

Internet and World Wide Web
The computer networks and data servers comprising various portions of the Internet were mostly or completely destroyed following the Blackout.