Moderate Geomagnetic Storming Underway

Appaently we are in the midst of a Type II Radio Emission from the Sun. Not sure what effects it could have, but it's quite a powerful, unexpected blast... I wonder if it's linked to the Sun's Pole shift being due this last fortnight "2013-12-08 02:37 UTC Moderate Geomagnetic Storming Underway Earth is now under the influence of a stronger than expected coronal hole high speed stream. G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storming has been observed and continued low-level storming is possible over the next 24 hours as Earth remains under the influence of this high speed solar wind. Stay tuned for updates." http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/index.html