I think it will be a solar storm.
Basically, the sun "erupts" every second and sends charged subatomic particles into space. Fortunately, there's literally infinite directions in which those particles flee into space, so most of it doesn't come near us. If it did, though, we would be SCREWED. There's a 1% chance we will be hit with one with less than 12hrs to prepare
This isn't all that farfetched either. Earth was hit by a solar storm in 1859, and thankfully technology wasn't that prevalent back then and most survived the initial impact but if we were hit with the same storm today...
- Credit Cards would freeze
- Life support machines would shut off
- Fridges would turn off.
- Planes would fall from the sky
- Cars wouldn't run.
- We would have no running water
- Computers, phones, TVs, and radios wouldn't work
And much more. Let's hope it doesn't happen
What are your theories? Nuclear war? Natural disaster? A new Black Plague?