Suspicious0bservers report 2/8/17

[Cirocco]

It's true that pole shifts have occurred in the past, but it's also true that our sun has never been as old as it is now.  

Like my Bubbe used to say, "It's better to have and not need than to need and not have." and "The whole world is shaped like a chicken."  

OK, but you indicated that due to the sun's age, it's entering a period of lessened solar flare activity.  If that's true, then the sun being older now would just further reduce the chances of a catastrophe.  

Besides, there's not really any "having" to be done here.  If it were in the cards that a sufficiently massive solar flare could cause an extinction event, there would be even less we could do to prevent it than if we spotted a planet-killer asteroid headed our way.  At least we have theoretical plans for maybe dealing with that.  A stellar extinction event might as well be the finger of god smiting us, for all we could do about it.

So there's really little point in worrying about it at all, particularly since such a disaster seems pretty low-probability to begin with.  

Once again, I apologize for being unclear.

A lack of mid-level (C class) solar flares diminishes the thickness of the lithosphere and causes a sort of atmospheric compression effect that condenses and magnifies any weather on the surface. You're talking about a solar 'kill-shot', which is possible, but it's more likely that people will succumb to overexposure and/or other weather-related causes. Monsanto is already capitalizing on this global event by developing GMO's since outdoor gardening will become extremely difficult if not impossible and I'd be willing to bet that utility rates will rise dramatically since we, the people, will have no choice but to either pay or die.

You're correct in saying that there's not much that can be done about the abovementioned solar kill-shot, but there is something that could and should have been done to help people prepare for this eventuality, which has been known for at least a decade. Housing codes should have been relaxed to allow for the construction of self-sufficient earthship homes; however, because utility companies are so very greedy it's necessary for all residential structures to be connected to public sewer/water. Gated communities have stringent rules about how homes can be modified. Many don't allow the installation of solar panels or any other energy-conservation methods that they consider 'unconventional'. Geodesic dome homes are energy-efficient and extraordinarily durable, but there aren't many of them around and banks are reluctant to grant loans for this type of home because they believe the market is fringe at best.