Another Eruption

Sunspot 930 flared again overnight.  I've been trying to get into the Stanford Solar Center server to see what's happening but it must be overwhelmed.  Fox News says the "storm" will arrive here around noon eastern time.  What happens then is anybody's guess. 

On the other hand, the writers at Fox need a little lesson in physics.  Here's an example of wrong thinking:

Sometimes a cap blows, and a visible flare results. The flares are loaded with X-rays and other radiation, all of which reaches Earth moments after the eruption and can be accompanied by a shower of protons.

Notice that the writer says the components of the flare will reach Earth "moments after the eruption".  This is, of course, impossible.  Nothing can travel faster than the speed of light and light takes 8 minutes to reach Earth from the Sun.  Hope they catch their mistake but I'm not holding my breath.

Update:  Al Gore explains the problem with sunspots and how to overcome the situation.