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>(I used to be a military rocket scientist specializing in radiation effects on space electronics many moons ago).

Great, and I'm sure literal rocket scientists are not space.com's target audience.

I read the article, and I didn't receive it as fear mongering at all. You might not be aware that people outside of rocket science are probably pretty ignorant of space weather and its direct affect on the Earth and its inhabitants. Putting a bit of explanation out there in a fairly easy way to understand is not a bad thing. As easy as this was to grasp, there will still be people that are confused after reading.