How long can we rely on the Earth's magnetosphere and its protection from the worst?

Russian space experts warn that our Earth’s magnetic shielding has been "severely compromised" and according to NASA scientists, "the event began with little warning when a gentle gust of solar wind delivered a bundle of magnetic fields from the Sun to Earth.

Like an octopus wrapping its tentacles around a big clam, solar magnetic fields draped themselves around the [Earth’s] magnetosphere and cracked it open."

We have always believed that we are safe but that's not true!

The Earth's magnetosphere is leaking, the solar wind penetrates deeper. We are not entirely safe because weakened field could leave our planet vulnerable to solar winds.