Is the Sun about to destroy every single piece of electronics you own?

The article consists of a link to something informative from NASA -- http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/04... -- plus a negative amount of further information.

Only 20 times worse than Hurricane Katrina? That seems like a very conservative estimate...

The actual NASA article is about a 'space weather-forecasting' conference as solar weather looks like its going to get increasingly active. It is much more informative than crunch gear's chicken little piece.

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/04...

Time to break out the vacuum tubes!

A mylar bag will totally protect your electronics. Newer devices will come with a metallized plastic housing. This solves the consumer problem. The electric grid is a very different issue.

Must we start with this sensensionalist crap at the beginning of every solar max cycle? And TechCrunch peddling sensensionalist doomsday news to the ignorent maw of its readership? Not surprised at all.

SPOILER: We live in a dynamic universe. The Sun does this approximately every 11 years. Your latest iphone is not at all likely to become toast anytime soon.

You can find a daily sun activity forecast here: http://spaceweather.com/

Who cares about the electronics going. The deaths from planes falling out the sky will be dwarfed by the cancer incidence.

Migration en masse to photonics?

"yes", given the temporal use of "about", and solar/galactic timescales.

very exciting news