We’re seeing intense solar activity with very large solar flares and Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) . The intense solar activity has caused severe geomagnetic and ionospheric storms here on Earth. It appears that this activity could last another couple of days. For a little insight as to why you are not hearing much on your HF radio, Ken Larson-KJ6RZ has written an article explaining the most intense solar storm since January 2005.
Here’s a link to Ken’s article.