Yeah, no kidding. It's doing some weird things. I think it may have factored into the red aurorae becoming more common like this past week despite the relatively low magnitude events observed.

It's astonishing how much we have left to learn about the dynamics of our solar system alone. I still think that despite the weakening of the magnetosphere, it still is mostly a game of luck with the flare itself. A large and powerful flare aimed directly at earth is a very bad day.