CMEs happening at a regular rate is actually a good thing - they keep the magnetosphere "puffed-up" in a sense. A lack of CMEs causes the extra buffer to fade a

CMEs happening at a regular rate is actually a good thing - they keep the magnetosphere "puffed-up" in a sense. A lack of CMEs causes the extra buffer to fade away, making earth more vulnerable to smaller CMEs, increasing the likeliness of geomagnetic storms. Geomagnetic storms lead to all kinds of crazy stuff - more extreme weather, increased radiation exposure to flight passengers, increased anxiety/suicide rates and heart problems have been correlated with geomagnetic disturbance. The predicted upcoming grand-minimum (which we are long overdue for) is going to be a doozy. (IANAS - check out http://www.suspicious0bservers.org http://www.suspicious0bservers.org for a lot of cool solar/spaceweather info. Highly recommend the daily 5-minute spaceweather news posts on their youtube channel)