The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER EASTERN CHINA Thick haze blanketed eastern China in November and December 2015. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=87129&src=nha *** Image from Dec 07, 2015 (Posted on Dec 08, 2015 2:34 PM) -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN INDIA In early December, torrential rai ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN INDIA In early December, torrential rains brought intense flooding to southeast India. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=87158&src=nha *** Image from Dec 08, 2015 (Posted on Dec 11, 2015 3:25 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of N ...Continue Reading

December 14, 2015 RELEASE 15-233*New NASA Satellite Maps Show Human Fingerprint on Global Air Quality* Using new, high-resolution global satellite maps of air quality indicators, NASA scientists tracked air pollution trends over the last decade in various regions and 195 cities around the globe. The United States, Europe and Japan have improved air quality thanks to emission control regulations, while China, India and the Middle East, with their fast-growing economies and expanding industry, have seen more air p ...Continue Reading

December 14, 2015 RELEASE 15-220*NASA Studies High Clouds, Saharan Dust from EPIC View* It’s a fresh view of Earth. Less than a year after its launch on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR), NASA’s onboard camera is taking images of the entire sunlit side of Earth every two hours. */Credits: NASA/* From a dusty atmosphere stretching across the Atlantic Ocean to daily views of clouds at sunrise, a new NASA camera keeping a steady eye on the sunlit side of Earth is yielding new insights about our changi ...Continue Reading

December 14, 2015 RELEASE 15-234*Be an Astronaut: NASA Accepting Applications for Future Explorers* Recently named the best place to work in the federal government for the fourth year in a row, NASA is looking for the best candidates to work in the best job on or off the planet. The astronaut candidate application website now is live and accepting submissions through Feb. 18. Qualifying U.S. citizens may apply at: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/423817000 NASA astronaut Shannon Walker and astronau ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2289 Issue Time: 2015 Dec 14 0500 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2288 Begin Time: 2015 Dec 07 0945 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 8709 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

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-50 2015 December 13 at 6:24 p.m. MST (2015 December 14 0124 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 7-13 G1 (Minor) Geomagnetic Storms were observed on 10 Dec. No Radio Blackouts were observed. No Solar Radiation Storms were observed. Outlook For December 14-20 G1 (Minor) Geomagnetic Storms are likely on 16 Dec. No Radio Blackouts are expe ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Dec 14 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 348 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Dec 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2463 S09W62 213 0010 Cro 04 02 Beta 2465 S06W17 168 0020 Cao 05 04 Beta 2468 S15E26 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2288 Issue Time: 2015 Dec 13 0500 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2287 Begin Time: 2015 Dec 07 0945 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 6196 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

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Dec 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 347 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Dec 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2463 S09W49 214 0020 Cro 04 03 Beta 2464 S09W23 188 0010 Bxo 03 03 Beta 2465 S05W05 ...Continue Reading