Just spotted this today - a massive solar storm is supposed to hit in 2012.
http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/2010082...arth-in_1.html
In a weird way, this story just made me giggle. I'm not worried about it. At worst, I'm going to treat it as though a hurricane is coming; I'm going to make a preparedness pack, make sure I have extra non-fridge foods, etc. But I'm not going to let this make me ill with anxiety.