well it says something about an anti hoarding law and what you can do to get around it..

what if this thing hits then u don't have a basement anymore?

no one likes to think about bad things that can happen to them...are you afraid and just blowing it off so you don't have to think about it?

you really think Nasa would spend so much time warning people wasting their time?

I was excited to blow my paycheck on EF items like porns and toys but now I'm afraid to buy anything. I really wanted a portable dvd player to take for my work breaks and also for porn. HOwever I Think I may be saving for matches,canned foods and suitcases with wheels.

Nah, I'm not afraid as this is clearly not an official site. Solar storms can be damaging, but catastrophic damage that requires an emergency kit would be an extremely rare occurrence. It'd be more believable if the sun was near the end of its life cycle. The worst I think we'll ever get in my lifetime is a 2-3 day blackout, not enough to be that damaging and we'd recover quickly after the power restores itself.

doesnt that say pretty much what the Nasa one says? its pretty serious/scary stuff

yea well maybe they put that article out there to fool people to believe nothing is going to happen...people want to believe they can't end up starving or a horrible world wide catastrophe can occur in their lifetime. SO much conflicting information..I think be prepared for the worst can't hurt.

Now I'm freaking out less. Hopefully that's all it would turn into. That was just absolutely horrifying to read, on the site!

Tell me about it! But there's no need to hope. No need to worry. We are very protected. Our Earth has survived a handful of such large solar expulsions, without damage. There is absolutely no evidence showing that the Sun has been responsible for any large catastrophes, loss of life, or mass extinction events. Barring medical illnesses like an allergy to light, the Sun has never harmed us, or the Earth.

There's no need to hope that what I said before is a best case scenario, because what I said could happen is the worst case scenario. Our Sun is simply too stable for such a damaging event to take place. When our Sun turns into a red giant, then we'll have cause for worry. But that's okay, because that's not due to happen for a few billion years!

At the moment, if we do have a run of very bad luck, we might get hit by a series of powerful CMEs and X-Ray bursts - but none of it will be powerful enough to overcome the Magnetosphere, Ionosphere and thick atmosphere beneath. The worst that could happen is that our electrical appliances die, and the satellites in orbit will crash. That's it.

There really is no need to panic. Or even to worry slightly.

haha.. definitely a website that reminds me of someone trying to sell a book or product out of fear.