[GekkePrutser]

But this space 'weather' won't last forever right? Won't it go back to the old decay rate after this?

So if it lasts a week, the lifetime will be reduced by 10 weeks? Still a lot but something you can cope with.

[colechristensen]

There are events measured in minutes, hours, and years (or decades).

We’re ramping up to a maximum which should happen in a few years but activity has been above predictions. We don’t understand the Sun dynamics all that well, but what’s happening now is a little weird beyond expectations and might be something that continues for years.