This happens all the time, what makes you think this will be any different?
Because it's the strongest in 50 years.
The scale uses Letters and numbers.This solar flare is rated at M 9.2 : which is rather high.However some larger ones HAVE HIT THE EARTH!April 2, 2001 X20 October 28, 2003 X17 September 7, 2005 X17February 17, 2011 X2X is a whole category above! the letter M.forget there have even been some so powerful you can just look up and see it.
Then how.. whatHOW THE forget HAS THIS NOT AFFECTED MY PACEMAKER???
Nothing ever happens, does it?