Last chance to choose the winner of Tournament Earth: The Landsat Games. It's the final countdown, vote today! Voting closes at noon ET on September 7. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/tournament-earth The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- SOUTH AMERICAN FIRES IN 2021 The fire season in South America spans several ecosystems and has far-reaching consequences. * Smoky Skies i ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Sep 07 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 250 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Sep 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2863 S16W28 258 0100 Cso 03 04 Beta 2864 N24W19 251 0180 Dao 08 10 Beta 2866 S18E32 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Sep 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 247 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Sep 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2863 S16E15 257 0160 Dso 05 09 Beta 2864 S23E22 250 0030 Cro 03 04 Beta IA. H-alpha Pl ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 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. * Climate Change Pushes Fires to Higher Ground (Image from Dec 31, 2017; Posted Sep 2, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nas ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3156 Issue Time: 2021 Sep 03 1222 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3155 Begin Time: 2021 Aug 28 0205 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 7837 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: 2021 Sep 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 246 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Sep 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2860 S29W77 002 0220 Dai 10 06 Beta 2863 S16E28 256 0070 Cao 04 07 Beta IA. H-alpha Pl ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- SOUTH AMERICAN FIRES IN 2021 The fire season in South America spans several ecosystems and has far-reaching consequences. * Smoky Skies in the Western Amazon (Image from Aug 31, 2021; Posted Sep 1, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148781/smoky-skies-in-the-western-amazon/?src=nha --------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3155 Issue Time: 2021 Sep 02 0531 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3154 Begin Time: 2021 Aug 28 0205 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3639 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

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 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. * Arc of Fires in the U.S. West (Image from Aug 30, 2021; Posted Aug 31, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/1 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3154 Issue Time: 2021 Sep 01 0906 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3153 Begin Time: 2021 Aug 28 0205 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2862 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