Wednesday, October 13, 2021 As detailed in the 12 July 2021 announcement, the PO.DAAC data archive is being migrated to the NASA Earthdata Cloud, hosted in Amazon Web Services (AWS). In an effort to best support the users as they begin transitioning their workflows or data access points to a cloud-based process, PO.DAAC is making the existing datasets from its archive available from and within the Earthdata Cloud as soon as they are available. Information and tutorials about how to access these datasets can be found ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Oct 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 286 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Oct 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2882 N17W42 159 0270 Dho 07 05 Beta-Gamma 2883 N26W87 204 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-a ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (12 October 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * A Record-Breaking Year for Fire in Sakha https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148943/a-record-breaking-year-for-fire-in-sakha/?src=eoa-iotd * Superbolts Carry Super Power https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148933/superbolts-carry-super-power/?src=eoa-iotd * Autumn in Sault Ste. Marie https://earth ...Continue Reading

October 12, 2021 RELEASE 21-132*NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Arrives in French Guiana After Sea Voyage* calibriarrivefg_gunn_primary_002.jpg After the custom-built shipping container carrying Webb is unloaded from the MN Colibri, Webb will be transported to its launch site, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. */Credits: NASA/Chris Gunn/*  The MN Colibri arrived Oct. 12 at Port de Pariacabo on the Kourou River in French Guiana, carrying NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope as cargo. */Credits: N ...Continue Reading

October 12, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-128*NASA Sets Landing Coverage for Russian Cosmonaut, Actress, Producer* iss065e431621_large.jpeg The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft carrying three Expedition 65 crewmates is pictured during its relocation maneuver from the Rassvet module to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module Sept. 28, 2021. */Credits: NASA/* NASA will provide complete coverage as three space travelers living aboard the International Space Station, including a Russian actress and her producer-director, return to ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 3 new images) -- 2021 FIRE SEASON IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Whether sparked by lightning, intentional land-clearing, or human-caused accidents, wildfires are burning longer and more often in some northern latitudes as the world warms. * A Record-Breaking Year for Fire in Sakha (Image from Sep 10, 2021; Posted Oct 8, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa. ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2021 FIRE SEASON IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Whether sparked by lightning, intentional land-clearing, or human-caused accidents, wildfires are burning longer and more often in some northern latitudes as the world warms. * A Record-Breaking Year for Fire in Sakha (Image from Sep 10, 2021; Posted Oct 8, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.g ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Oct 11 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 284 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Oct 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2882 N18W14 157 0260 Dho 07 04 Beta 2883 N27W60 203 0030 Bxo 02 02 Beta 2884 S20W27 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Oct 10 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 283 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Oct 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2882 N17W01 157 0280 Dho 06 04 Beta-Gamma IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- MANMADE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- HUNTINGTON BEACH OIL SPILL In early October, satellites and ground photos began to show evidence of an oil spill near the coast of Huntington Beach, California. * Satellites View California Oil Spill (Image from Oct 3, 2021; Posted Oct 7, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148929/satellites-view-california-oil-spill/?src=nha ...Continue Reading