[adaven]

I sure hope these massive sunspot groups calm down before they come about again in a week or so.

[RightWhale]

Right, but instead of looking like a random event during the quiet sun part of the solar cycle, they seem to be continuing and maybe getting stronger. Will these events continue and start doing real damage? The sun probably won't just explode altogether, but it could get unfriendly to life on earth. That's Art Bell stuff, but he might be right one of these times.