The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA Fires in Western Australia * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=87021&src=nha *** Image from Nov 17, 2015 (Posted on Nov 19, 2015 12:24 PM) -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN IRAQ Heavy rains led to flooding in parts of Iraq, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. * http://earth ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-47 2015 November 22 at 11:15 p.m. MST (2015 November 23 0615 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For November 16-22 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storming was observed on 18 November due to a combination of the arrival of the 15-16 November coronal mass ejections as well as coronal hole high speed stream activity. Outlook For November 23-29 There is a chance for R ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Nov 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 327 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Nov 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2454 N13W53 121 0130 Dac 08 16 Beta-Gamma 2456 N06W53 121 0020 Bxo 03 06 Beta 2457 N11 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Nov 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 326 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Nov 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2454 N13W40 121 0090 Dac 08 14 Beta 2456 N06W42 123 0030 Cao 05 05 Beta 2457 N11E49 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Nov 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 325 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Nov 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2454 N12W28 123 0020 Cro 07 06 Beta 2456 N06W29 124 0020 Dro 06 08 Beta 2457 N11E63 ...Continue Reading

  November 20, 2015 RELEASE 15-224*NASA Orders SpaceX Crew Mission to International Space Station* Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida undergoes modifications by SpaceX to adapt it to the needs of the company's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, which are slated to lift off from the historic pad in the near future. A horizontal integration facility has been constructed near the perimeter of the pad where rockets will be processed for launch prior of rolling out to the top ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Nov 20 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 324 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Nov 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2454 N11W13 121 0020 Cro 05 08 Beta 2456 N06W14 122 0040 Dai 07 10 Beta 2457 N12E70 ...Continue Reading

November 19, 2015 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of the historical science data records for the QuikSCAT’s Normalized Radar Cross Section data (also known as “sigma-0” or “sigma-naught”) for processing levels 1B and 2A (at 25 km and 12.5 km resolutions). This release marks the first time these data records have been provided with open access to the public. All three of these datasets are provided in the legacy HDF-4 format. Data access and more de ...Continue Reading

  November 19, 2015 RELEASE 15-225*NASA Announces New Public-Private Partnerships to Advance ‘Tipping Point,’ Emerging Space Capabilities*NASA has secured partnerships with 22 U.S. companies through two solicitations to advance the agency’s goals for robotic and human exploration of the solar system by shepherding the development of critical space technologies. "These awards enable us to continue to foster partnerships with the commercial space sector that not onl ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Nov 19 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 323 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Nov 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2454 N11E01 120 0010 Bxo 03 04 Beta 2456 N06W00 120 0050 Dai 09 12 Beta IA. H-alpha Pl ...Continue Reading