The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2022 PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS AND RED TIDES Floating, plant-like organisms reproduce abundantly when there are sufficient nutrients, sunlight, and water conditions. Extreme blooms of certain species can become harmful to marine animals and humans. * Phytoplankton Productivity Down in Gulf of Maine (Image from Jun 5, 2022; Posted Jun 7, 2022) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/14 ...Continue Reading

June 08, 2022 RELEASE 22-059*NASA Administrator, STEM Partner Connect Orlando Children with Artemis* nelson_and_lunchboxes.jpg NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and others helped kick off a new initiative to deliver food and hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math kits, called Learning Lunchboxes, at New Beginnings Church – The Gathering Place in Orlando, Florida on Friday, June 3. */Credits: NASA/Kim Shiflett/* NASA Administrator Bill Nelson helped hand out food with an extra serving of STEM act ...Continue Reading

June 08, 2022 RELEASE 22-058*NASA Leadership to Advocate for Agency Missions at ESA Council Meeting* nasa-logo-web-rgb.jpg *//* NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will travel to Noordwijk, Netherlands, to participate in the ESA (European Space Agency) Council Meeting on Wednesday, June 15. The event will be livestreamed at: https://esawebtv.esa.int ESA is one of NASA’s key partners in science and exploration. Nelson and Melroy will address the heads of delegation from the 22 ...Continue Reading

June 08, 2022 RELEASE 22-057*NASA, FEMA Release Comprehensive Climate Action Guide * fema-nasa_release_image.jpg NASA supercomputer model shows how greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) – a key driver of global warming – fluctuate in Earth’s atmosphere throughout the year. Higher concentrations are shown in red. */Credits: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio / NASA’s Global Modeling and Assimilation Office/* NASA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have released a guide which provides reso ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Jun 08 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 159 Issued at 0030Z on 08 Jun 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 07 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3027 S17W78 296 0020 Bxo 03 02 Beta 3029 S18E20 198 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (7 June 2022) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Phytoplankton Productivity Down in Gulf of Maine https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149915//?src=eoa-iotd * A Burst of Saharan Dust https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149918//?src=eoa-iotd * West Virginia's Dark, Starry Parks https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149904//?src=eoa-iotd * Winnipeg ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NORTHERN HEMISPHERE DUST STORMS 2022 Strong seasonal winds in spring and fall often loft dust from interior drylands. * A Burst of Saharan Dust (Image from Jun 5, 2022; Posted Jun 6, 2022) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149918/a-burst-of-saharan-dust/?src=nha --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA Earth ...Continue Reading

June 07, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-082*NASA to Inflate Heat Shield on Earth Before Spaceflight Demo* lrc-2021-0908-h1_p_loftid-000366.jpeg A full-scale model of the inflated aeroshell for NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) is displayed at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. */Credits: NASA/David C. Bowman/* NASA is inviting media to see a technology that could one day help land humans on Mars after it is inflated for the final time on Earth before its s ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Jun 07 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 158 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Jun 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3023 S14W93 324 0060 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 3024 S34W82 313 0040 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 3027 S17W66 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EASTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE SEASON The season lasts from May 15 to November 30. It typically brings 15 named storms, 8 of which become hurricanes. * Hurricane Agatha Strikes Mexico (Image from May 30, 2022; Posted May 31, 2022) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149891/hurricane-agatha-strikes-mexico/?src=nha VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS IN 2022 Volcanic activity can be a hazard to lif ...Continue Reading