The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 5 new images) -- 2020 FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN U.S. Fire season in the West can stretch from late spring until seasonal winter rains and snow arrive. Climate change has made recent warmer and drier, intensifying some natural fire cycles. * Smoke Continues to Spread Across the U.S. West (Image from Aug 21, 2020; Posted Aug 21, 2020) https://earthobserv ...Continue Reading

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 can stretch from late spring until seasonal winter rains and snow arrive. Climate change has made recent warmer and drier, intensifying some natural fire cycles. * Smoke Continues to Spread Across the U.S. West (Image from Aug 21, 2020; Posted Aug 21, 2020) https://earthobserva ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #20-34 2020 August 23 at 9:02 p.m. MDT (2020 August 24 0302 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For August 17-23 There were no significant space weather storms during the summary period. Outlook For August 24-30 No signiicant space weather storms are expected for the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Aug 24 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 237 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Aug 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Aug 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 236 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Aug 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo 2772 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Aug 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 235 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Aug 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo 2771 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2020 FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN U.S. Fire season in the West can stretch from late spring until seasonal winter rains and snow arrive. Climate change has made recent warmer and drier, intensifying some natural fire cycles. * Wildfire Smoke Shrouds the U.S. West (Image from Aug 20, 2020; Posted Aug 20, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.g ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for August 21, 2020 https://spaceweather.com https://www.spaceweatheralerts.com MARS IS NOW BRIGHTER THAN SIRIUS: Mars is approaching Earth for one of its best apparitions since 2003. Earlier this week, the Red Planet crossed an important threshold. It is now brighter than Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. Amateur astronomers are capturing amazing images of Mars using ordinary telescopes, and the best is yet to come. Visit Spaceweather.com for observing tips. Aurora al ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Aug 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 234 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Aug 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2772 N17W63 297 0010 Bxo 06 03 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 20/ ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 2 new images) -- 2020 FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN U.S. Fire season in the West can stretch from late spring until seasonal winter rains and snow arrive. Climate change has made recent warmer and drier, intensifying some natural fire cycles. * Thick Smoke Obscures California Skies (Image from Aug 19, 2020; Posted Aug 19, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa ...Continue Reading