Sentence examples for disruption of communications from inspiring English sources

The fears of terrorism received an extra boost from the disruption of communications and news as facilities were devoured by the fire.

"If we had a repeat of the Carrington event, I would expect several days of economic and social mayhem as many critical technological systems failed – e.g., localized power grid failures in many countries, widespread loss of GPS signals for navigation and timing, disruption of communications systems, shutdown of long-haul aviation," Hapgood told SPACE.com via email.

The potential use of such technologies offensively has been widely discussed in recent years, and disruptions of communications systems and Web sites have become a standard occurrence in both political and military conflicts since 2000.

(The invasion's speed, coalition warnings, disruption of Iraqi communications, and a lack of initiative among Iraqi officers may explain these rudimentary failings).

Coordination of rescue efforts August 29 and August 30 were made difficult by disruption of the communications infrastructure.

Torrential rainfall in the area resulted in disruption of power, communications, and traffic.

The effects of solar activity on Earth include auroras at moderate to high latitudes and the disruption of radio communications and electric power.

Communication between most hospitals and coordinators at the scene was almost nonexistent due to the early disruption of its communications tower and, later, the office of the OEM itself.

Systems reliant on the timing signals from GPS satellites might have to resort to backup oscillators for a period of days, and aviation services could have to be limited for a while because of disruption to communications and possible upsets in aircraft avionics.

A handful of airlines rerouted some flights away from the north and south poles to avoid possible disruption of their radio communications.

It has also forecast that developing markets will drive disruption of web-based communications and, subsequently, increased user traffic.