2012 Solar Storm Maximum - Official

[The NASA experts disagree as to when it will peak, but figure it will be in 2010, 2011 or 2012].

NASA believe that they now have the ability to predict the intensity of the upcoming solar cycle, and they reckon it will be a biggie. 30-50% bigger than the last one!

If correct, the years ahead could produce a burst of solar activity second only to the historic Solar Max of 1958. That was a solar maximum ...people knew something big was happening when Northern Lights were sighted three times in Mexico.

More at the official NASA blog post.

Obviously there was no cataclysm in 1958, so solar storms on their own are unlikely to be much to worry about. But what if they coincide with some other event? I doubt there is a scientist on this planet investigating what happens when 2 unrelated but rare events occur concurrently.