it can also be that there is a causal connection between the space weather, and our planet, and the space weather and people's minds as well. the statistical correlations are very high, there has been a number of researchers exploring this, also with financial markets as well. there IS a strong connection between the things.
both the fact of the geomagnetic storm intensity of the last few years and the nature of events involving people going crazy and doing messed up shit is pretty strong. like, you can pretty much evaluate a risk factor based on this whether it's a good idea to go visit a big city based on this.
i don't think the causal relationship is people -> space weather, it's gotta be the other way around if anything. there is many biological sensors and phenomenon that alter the function of our nervous systems. one of the simplest and most well known is magnetic field orientation, which many animals use for navigation. another is that an increased level of high energy particles like X-rays and Gamma rays also cause more errors in electronic devices, and our nervous system is a electro-chemical computation system.
i often say that the definition of evil is the intentional causing of errors, with the purpose being to exploit these errors to rob, murder or deceive people. when our ability to think is being impacted by electrons getting bumped around or injected or causing chemical changes, we are more vulnerable to making mistakes and this logically leads to more violence and delusion, as well.