The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- WILDFIRES IN CENTRAL CHILE In January 2015, wildfires burned in central Chile. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85076&src=nha *** Image from Jan 12, 2015 (Posted on Jan 14, 2015 4:37 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SNOW IN THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. Winter storms brought snow and ice to a l ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Jan 15 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 15 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Jan 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2255 S16W89 316 0080 Cao 07 03 Beta 2257 N07W93 320 0120 Dao 05 03 Beta-Gamma 2259 S15W ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option January 14, 2015 * Astronaut Twins Available for Interviews about Yearlong Space Station Mission, Health Study *  NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and his twin, former astronaut Mark Kelly, are pictured in the check-out facility at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on May 6, 2008.Image Credit: NASA/JSC  ...Continue Reading

January 14, 2015 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the availability of the newly processed Aquarius-CAP v3.0 data covering the month of November 2014.  CAP Level 2 and 3 products are described and discoverable via the PO.DAAC data portal http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/datasetlist?search=CAP and are being distributed via PODAAC’s general public ftp site, OPeNDAP, THREDDS and LAS.  Users should note that Aquarius data are processed through the end of November, and will be augme ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option January 14, 2015 * NASA, NOAA to Announce 2014 Global Temperature, Climate Conditions * Climate experts from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will announce the release of new data on 2014 global temperatures during a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST Friday, Jan. 16. The scientists also will discus ...Continue Reading

December 29, 2014 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the availability of the newly processed Aquarius v3.0 data covering the month of November 2014. Aquarius v3.0 data are being distributed via PODAAC’s general public ftp site, OPeNDAP and also THREDDS.  Links to these and also other Aquarius resources (eg. Aquarius v3.0 documentation package) are available at http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/aquarius. Users should note that Aquarius data are processed through the end of ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Jan 14 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 14 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Jan 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2255 S16W80 319 0110 Dao 08 07 Beta-Gamma 2257 N07W81 320 0240 Eac 11 06 Beta-Gamma-Delt ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (13 January 2015) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Of Mountains and Moisture http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85064&src=eoa-iotd * Finding Cortez http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85059&src=eoa-iotd * Cancún, Mexico http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85050&src=eoa-iotd * Southernmost Seasonal Sea Ice http://earth ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Jan 13 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 13 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Jan 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2255 S15W68 322 0110 Eao 11 11 Beta-Gamma 2257 N07W68 322 0380 Ekc 11 16 Beta-Gamma-Delt ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BARDARBUNGA VOLCANO In late August and September 2014, this volcano in Iceland began spewing vast amounts of lava. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85031&src=nha *** Image from Jan 03, 2015 (Posted on Jan 06, 2015 2:45 PM) -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CLOUD STREETS ...Continue Reading