:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Oct 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 295 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Oct 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2886 S19E22 336 0100 Hsx 02 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 21 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- ERUPTION AT LA PALMA Cumbre Vieja, one of two volcanoes on La Palma, is one of the most active volcanoes in the Canaries. * Sulfur Skies over La Palma (Image from Oct 18, 2021; Posted Oct 20, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148978/sulfur-skies-over-la-palma/?src=nha ------------------------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Oct 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 294 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Oct 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2886 S19E36 336 0130 Hsx 02 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 20 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- WATER COLOR (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2021 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE OCEAN BLOOMS Increased sunlight, nutrient runoff, and wind-driven upwelling can create ideal conditions for massive blooms of floating plant-like phytoplankton. * Late Bloomers in the Arctic (Image from Oct 14, 2021; Posted Oct 19, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148974/late-bloomers-in-the-ar ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Oct 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 293 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Oct 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2886 S19E47 338 0185 Hsx 03 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 19 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (19 October 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Late Bloomers in the Arctic https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148974/late-bloomers-in-the-arctic/?src=eoa-iotd * Drought in the Northern Great Plains https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148970/drought-in-the-northern-great-plains/?src=eoa-iotd * Shrinking Glaciers and Growing Lakes https://earth ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DROUGHT (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2021 DROUGHT IN NORTH AMERICA Rising global temperatures and long-term rain and snow deficits have parched many states. * Drought in the Northern Great Plains (Image from Oct 12, 2021; Posted Oct 18, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148970/drought-in-the-northern-great-plains/?src=nha -------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2021 FIRE SEASON IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Whether sparked by lightning, intentional land-clearing, or human-caused accidents, wildfires are burning longer and more often in some northern latitudes as the world warms. * Alisal Fire Rages Near Santa Barbara (Image from Oct 12, 2021; Posted Oct 13, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #21-45 2021 October 17 at 7:34 p.m. MDT (2021 October 18 0134 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For October 11-17 G1-G2 (Minor-Moderate) geomagentic storms were observed on 12 Oct due to CME effects. No other space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For October 18-24 No space weather storms are expected to occur during the outl ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Oct 18 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 291 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Oct 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Oct Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading