The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (6 August 2019) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features * Trailing the Pacific Crest from Space https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/pacific-crest-trail/?src=eoa-features There is no award for completing the hike from Mexico to Canada through the western United States. But it is clear from the ground and space that the journey through 48 wilderness areas and demanding terrain will ...Continue Reading

  August 06, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-079*Virginia Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station* Expedition 60 Crew Members Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan participate in ROBO VR Lab training before launching to the International Space Station. */Credits: NASA/* The next generation of explorers in Virginia will have an opportunity to talk live with a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA television and the agenc ...Continue Reading

  August 06, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-076*NASA, NOAA Announce Opportunity for Media to Preview Airborne Air Quality Study* The second phase of the FIREX-AQ airborne campaign will focus on the effects of smoke from agricultural fires in the southeastern United States, such as those shown in this March 2018 image from NASA’s Aqua satellite. Actively burning areas are shown as red dots. */Credits: NASA/* Media are invited to a behind-the-scenes look at the second phase of a major fiel ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2961 Issue Time: 2019 Aug 06 1030 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2019 Aug 06 1015 UTC Station: GOES14 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 Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscri ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Aug 06 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 218 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Aug 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2745 S05E08 219 0010 Bxo 01 02 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 05/ ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2019 ARCTIC AND BOREAL FIRE SEASON A warming global climate has brought longer and sometimes more dramatic fire seasons to Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Scandinavia, and Russia. * Arctic Fires Fill the Skies with Soot (Image from Jul 1, 2019; Posted Jul 31, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145380/arctic-fires-fill-the-skies-wi ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #19-31 2019 August 4 at 8:32 p.m. MDT (2019 August 5 0232 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For July 29-August 4 No space weather storms were observed. Outlook For August 5-11 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels are likely on 05-06 Aug due to recurrent coronal hole high speed stream activity. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by N ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Aug 05 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 217 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Aug 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Aug 04 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 216 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Aug 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Aug 03 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 215 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Aug 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading