2012 Solar Storm Maximum - Official?

Question

NASA believe that they now have the ability to predict the intensity of the upcoming solar cycle, and they confirm it will be massive 50% larger than the one we have had in the past

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.
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? Scientists however do not know what a Solar Storm could produce with another cataclysmic even as a polar shift. It is said Russia and China are investigating secret missions regarding this? Thoughts?

Answer 1

A solar maximum refers to the amount of solar flux (energy) that the sun puts out. It has nothing to do with solar storms. It means that there will be more sunspots and better shortwave propagation and better aurora. We go through at least one major solar storm a month and you can see that the earth is still here. The magnetic pole shift will probably not happen for a long time and 2012 is a guess by the way. NOAA has never been able to predict any solar activity that closely. Believe me, I've been following solar data for 40 years. I don't know your sources about Russia and China but they don't sound correct; why keep any scientific study secret. Sounds like more conspiracy BS to me. By the way, the last solar cycle was very weak.