[thercman (Greg)]

I have been following this one quite a bit lately. The Sun is going to be hitting it's 11yr cycle for CME's in 2013. This could be troubling enough seeing as they have been blamed for causing havoc in the past such as nocking out the power to Quebec Canada in 1989. Couple the increased strength of these ejections (increased prominences) and the potential weakening of the Earth's magnetic field (which is protecting us from CME's) and that could mean major power outages in the entire northern hemisphere. Many people could parish due to the break down in services. I would like to hear other peoples take on this scenario....