Right from your article here are somethings to worry about.
# Airlines flying over the pole face loss of communications that could force them to use a different, longer route at an added cost of as much as $100,000 per flight.
# The Global Positioning System is immensely important to commerce and can be disrupted by solar activity.
# Operating floating oil rigs in the ocean requires keeping them positioned within a few inches to prevent damaging drilling gear. "They have to know when GPS is going to be accurate."
# There is an increased radiation risk to humans in space.
# Currents can be induced in long electrical transmission lines, causing blackouts.
The last really big Solar Max was in 1958. It was so strong that "northern lights" could be seen in Mexico That would be neat to see but this Solar Max is really going to mess with our electronic infrastructure in a bad way.
Here is some good info on the topic: What is a Solar Maximum and What Happens?
[edit on 26/4/2007 by Umbrax]
