The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- SOUTH AMERICAN FIRES IN 2020 The fire season in South America spans several ecosystems and has far-reaching consequences. * Fires Char the Pantanal (Image from Sep 6, 2020; Posted Sep 17, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147269/fires-char-the-pantanal/?src=nha -- FLOODS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- FLOODS IN SUDAN Rain ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Sep 17 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 261 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Sep 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2020 NORTH ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON Hurricane season in the North Atlantic basin officially begins on June 1 and ends on December 1. * Sally Slowly Approaches the Gulf Coast (Image from Sep 15, 2020; Posted Sep 15, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147286/sally-slowly-approaches-the-gulf-coast/?src=nha -------------- ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Sep 16 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 260 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Sep 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (15 September 2020) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Where Ice Still Flows into Glacier Bay https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147264/where-ice-still-flows-into-glacier-bay/?src=eoa-iotd * A Slew of September Storms https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147283/a-slew-of-september-storms/?src=eoa-iotd * Cycles of Wet and Dry in Etosha Pan https://ear ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Sept. 15, 2020 https://spaceweather.com https://www.spaceweatheralerts.com SOLAR CYCLE 25 HAS BEGUN: Solar Cycle 25 is officially underway. NASA and NOAA made the announcement during a media teleconference earlier today. According to an international panel of experts, sunspot counts hit rock bottom in Dec. 2019, and have been slowly increasing since. What can you expect in the months ahead? Visit Spaceweather.com for answers. Aurora alerts: Sign up for Space Weather Ale ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Sep 15 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 259 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Sep 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Sept. 14, 2020 https://spaceweather.com https://www.spaceweatheralerts.com GREEN CLOUDS OVER SCANDINAVIA: Autumn is coming to the Arctic. We know because, last night, the clouds turned green. An outburst of auroras was so bright, it filled rainclouds with a green geomagnetic glow. Multiple observers saw the phenomenon in Sweden and Norway. The display was caused by a crack in Earth's magnetic field, a type of fracture that forms most often during weeks around equinoxes. ...Continue Reading

Explore your backyard or the other side of the Earth with EO Explorer. For more than 20 years, the Earth Observatory has published stories from all over our planet. Now we encourage you to explore those stories in a different way: by location. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/map The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 4 new images) -- 2020 FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN U.S. Fire season in the West c ...Continue Reading

Explore your backyard or the other side of the Earth with EO Explorer. For more than 20 years, the Earth Observatory has published stories from all over our planet. Now we encourage you to explore those stories in a different way: by location. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/map The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2020 FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN U.S. Fire season in the West ca ...Continue Reading