August 23, 2022 Weekly News Latest Images of the Dayview the archive Lake Powell Still Shrinking The second largest reservoir in the United States now stands at its lowest level since it was filled in the mid-1960s. Rio Grande Runs Dry, Then Wet Residents of Albuquerque saw a dry riverbed for the first time since 1983. Solar Takes a Swim ...Continue Reading

August 23, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-120*NASA, Rice University Mark 60th Anniversary of John F. Kennedy Speech* moon_shot_final_no_date.png */Credits: NASA/* NASA and Rice University in Houston will host multiple events in September to celebrate the 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s historic speech at Rice Stadium, rallying the nation to land astronauts on the Moon before the end of the decade and bring the crew safely back to Earth. The agency will provide live coverage of the final event at noon EDT (11 a ...Continue Reading

August 23, 2022 RELEASE 22-090*Three Companies to Help NASA Advance Solar Array Technology for Moon* surface_power_2.png Vertical solar arrays, pictured in this illustration, will help power exploration of the Moon under Artemis. */Credits: NASA/* NASA has selected three companies to further advance work on deployable solar array systems that will help power the agency's human and robotic exploration of the Moon under Artemis. Through Artemis missions, NASA will return humans to the Moon and establi ...Continue Reading

August 23, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-119*NASA Invites Media to Witness World’s First Planetary Defense Test* dart_2.jpg Illustration of NASA’s DART spacecraft and the Italian Space Agency’s (ASI) LICIACube prior to impact at the Didymos binary system. */Credits: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben/* Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the world’s first mission to test technology for defending Earth against potential asteroid or comet hazards, wil ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3230 Issue Time: 2022 Aug 23 0459 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3229 Begin Time: 2022 Aug 19 1300 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3825 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Sub ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Aug 23 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 235 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Aug 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3081 N13W79 011 0120 Hax 02 02 Alpha 3082 N29W24 316 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 3085 N30E01 ...Continue Reading

August 22, 2022 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past 7 Daysview archive of natural events Greening the Gulf of Finland Blue-green algae are thriving in warmer-than-normal waters this summer. (Aug 11, 2022) Deep Concern About Food Security in Eastern Africa The Horn of Africa is facing drought and crop failures after four inadequate rainy s ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #22-34 2022 August 22 at 2:17 a.m. MDT (2022 August 22 0817 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For August 15-21 R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed on 15-19 Aug with R2 (Moderate) blackouts observed on 16 Aug due to flare activity from Regions 3078 and 3079. G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels were observed on 18-19 Aug and G2 (Moderate) levels were observed ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3229 Issue Time: 2022 Aug 22 0506 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3228 Begin Time: 2022 Aug 19 1300 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3322 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Sub ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Aug 22 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 234 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Aug 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3081 N11W66 012 0090 Hax 02 05 Alpha 3082 N28W11 317 0010 Cro 09 02 Beta 3084 S11W19 ...Continue Reading