Interesting paper - thanks for the link. I scanned it and it appeared to be concentrating on the relationship between mud volcanoes & solar activity, but did include general seismic activity to some degree. This pp from the conclusion/results section at the end is a good 'cliff notes' info-bite for those who don't think they can handle reading the entire scientific paper :)

"The attempt to forecast the next 24th cycle of solar activity is quite interesting. First of all, for any forecasts there are created models of processes on the
basis of which the forecast is realized. A more exact model of sunspots origin was elaborated in 2004 by the group of scientists, worked under the direction of Mausumi
Dikpati from National Center of Atmosphere Researches USA (NCAR). By their reckoning, the magnetic structures, that form the sunspots are initiated from the equator line of the Sun. They become impressed in plasma and along with it moves to the poles. Reaching the pole, plasma plunges into the star on the depth of about 200000 km. From here it flows back to equator reaching a speed of 1m per second.
Such a circle is equal to the cycle of solar activity of 17-22 years. This model was called by the researches “model of dynamo-transportation of magnetic flux”. Now we are at the beginning of 24th 11-year solar cycle. Building into the model data about 22 solar cycles preceded the 23rd, scientists considered what like the 23rd cycle would be. The result coincided with the result we observe on 98%. By this way checking out their model scientists in the beginning of 2006 calculated 24th cycle of solar activity, the peak of which will fall on 2012. According to the forecast the 24th cycle of solar activity will 1,5 times powerful than the previous 23rd."

As for this website: [link to www.swpc.noaa.gov] there are a number of parameters being measured in the graphs. Can anyone offer informed advice as to what level of readings for these parameters would be cause for concern?