The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2020 ARCTIC AND BOREAL EXTREME WEATHER AND FIRE A warming global climate has brought longer and sometimes more dramatic fire seasons to Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Scandinavia, and Russia. * Heat and Fire Scorches Siberia (Image from Jun 23, 2020; Posted Jun 23, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146879/heat-and-fire-scorches-s ...Continue Reading

  June 24, 2020 RELEASE 20-068 *NASA Names Headquarters After ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson* Mary Winston Jackson (1921–2005) successfully overcame the barriers of segregation and gender bias to become a professional aerospace engineer and leader in ensuring equal opportunities for future generations. */Credits: NASA/* NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Wednesday the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jun 24 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 176 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Jun 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Jun Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (23 June 2020) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Heat and Fire Scorches Siberia https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146879/heat-and-fire-scorches-siberia/?src=eoa-iotd * Volcanic Emissions Can Change Clouds https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146856/volcanic-emissions-can-change-clouds/?src=eoa-iotd * Southeastern Australia Turns Green https://eart ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE 2020 On June 21, 2020, a new Moon passed in front of the Sun to create an annular eclipse across large swaths of Asia and Africa. * An Astronaut's View of an Annular Eclipse (Image from Jun 21, 2020; Posted Jun 23, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146876/an-astronauts-view-of-an-annular-eclips ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jun 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 175 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Jun 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Jun Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2020 FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN U.S. Fire season in the Western United States can stretch from late spring until the winter rains arrive near the end of the calendar year. Climate change has made the past few years warmer and drier, intensifying some natural fire cycles. * Bush Fire Scorches Lands Near Phoenix (Image from Jun 14, 2020; Posted ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #20-25 2020 June 21 at 8:17 p.m. MDT (2020 June 22 0217 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For June 15-21 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For June 22-28 No space weather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the Inte ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jun 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 174 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Jun 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Jun Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jun 21 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 173 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Jun 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Jun Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading