looks like we are encountering a proton storm
building up now
http://www.solarham.net/proton.htm
http://www.solarham.net/cmewatch2.htm
Seriously this proton density is getting up there!
http://spaceweather.com/
Satellites and space observatories beware! Microscopic protons are shooting out of the Sun at speeds thousands of times faster than bullets. Although these protons cannot be spotted with the naked eye, they can cause some serious damage.
For example, if enough protons hit a human body, the person could suffer from enough damaged cells that [...]




