At 1740 UT on Sept. 7th, Earth-orbiting satellites detected a major X17-class solar flare coming from the sun's eastern limb. The source of the explosion was probably returning sunspot 798, which sparked strong auroras in August. An X-class flare is technically refered to as a "humungus bugger". They are major events that can trigger planet-wide radio blackouts and long-lasting radiation storms.

This blast was not Earth-directed, but explosions later this week (and next week) could be as the active region turns more and more toward our planet.

Feel free to burn off. Your contribution to global warming will be swamped by the massive global warming that a X-Class solar flare generates.

On the up side September might be a particularly good month for auroras

Via Space Weather