This post belongs in humor. While reading the article, I began to imagine a short stage play where actors were these so-called scientists dressed up like clowns.
Each would give their name, the date, their prediction on that date and then squeeze the bulb of a clown horn. All the other clowns would laugh and yell stuff like "Good one!".
At one point, the 16 awards won by Paul Ehrlich would be cited. All the clown scientists would then roll on the floor, screaming with laughter while frenetically tooting their clown horns.

When they consider the sun and its electromagnetic activity and its interaction with Earth and other planets Their predictions will start to be more accurate. I really don't think they care about being right just that the end justifies their means.