Fascinating article on the reason for the extreme weather.

The only problem with the theory is that the author doesn’t address whether or not there are sequences of new moon–solar storms where not a lot happens on earth. But still, it’s a most interesting theory and there could be something in it. http://www.sott.net/articles/show/223336-Cyclones-Earthquakes-Volcanoes-And-Other-Electrical-Phenomena