The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- FIRES IN AFRICA 2018 Fires blazed in South Africa in 2018. * Fires Rage along the Garden Route (Image from Nov 3, 2018; Posted Nov 5, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144203/fires-rage-along-the-garden-route/?src=nha --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's ...Continue Reading

November 06, 2018 RELEASE 18-095*European-Built Service Module Arrives in U.S. for First Orion Moon Mission * The European Service Module for NASA's Orion spacecraft is loaded on an Antonov airplane in Bremen, Germany, on Nov. 5, 2018, for transport to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. For the first time, NASA will use a European-built system as a critical element to power an American spacecraft, extending the international cooperation of the International Space Station into deep space. */Credits: NASA/ ...Continue Reading

November 06, 2018 RELEASE 18-096*NASA Leads Urban Air Mobility ‘Grand Challenge’ Discussion with Industry* Representatives from industry, academia and government engaged in discussions about NASA’s plans to advance the development of a safe urban air mobility ecosystem during an industry day in early November. */Credits: NASA/Andrew Carlsen /* NASA officials welcomed more than 400 participants with a stake in the future of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) to Seattle last week for a two-day gathering in which the ag ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2869 Issue Time: 2018 Nov 06 1220 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2868 Begin Time: 2018 Nov 05 1635 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3131 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

Jonathan's Space Report No. 756 draft 2018 Nov 6 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 57 continues aboard the ISS with astronauts Gerst, Prokop'ev, and Aunon-Chancellor. The Kounotori 7 cargo ship remains at the ISS. It is scheduled to depart without its EP pallet, and the battery replacement spacewalks will occur no earlier tha ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Nov 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 310 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Nov 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nov Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

November 05, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-165*Researchers Discuss Science Launching on Next Space Station Resupply Mission* NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor conducts research operations for the AngieX Cancer Therapy study inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox. The new cancer research seeks to test a safer, more effective treatment that targets tumor cells and blood vessels. In the background, NASA astronaut Drew Feustel can be seen working on the Microgravity Investigation of Cement Solidificatio ...Continue Reading

Monday, November 5, 2018 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the availability of the version 3.0 SMAP Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) data from Remote Sensing Systems (RSS).  Several enhancements over the previous release are implemented including: [*]Use of Version 4 L1B SMAP RFI filtered antenna temperatures. [*]Implementation of the geophysical model function from Aquarius version 5 adapted to SMAP. [*]Use of the near real time CCMP wind speed and direction data as ancillary input. [*]Inclusion of IMERG rain rate ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- FIRES IN NEW GUINEA October 2018 brought an increase in fire activity which might be associated with a weak El Nino. * Increased Fire Activity in New Guinea (Image from Oct 26, 2018; Posted Oct 29, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144166/increased-fire-activity-in-new-guinea/?src=nha -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 2 new ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- HEAVY RAINFALL IN TEXAS October 2018 brought a heavy rainfall and flooding to Texas. * Rainy October Soaks Texas (Image from Nov 1, 2018; Posted Nov 2, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144195/rainy-october-soaks-texas/?src=nha --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a servic ...Continue Reading