The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- RED RIVER FLOODING Geography and a prolonged period of wet weather have made flooding common on this river in the Northern Plains. * Another Flood on the Red River (Image from Apr 17, 2020; Posted Apr 21, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146616/another-flood-on-the-red-river/?src=nha -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new im ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Apr 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 113 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Apr 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Apr 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 Apr Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (21 April 2020) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features * Tournament Earth - Best of EO: The Final Round https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/tournament-earth/?src=eoa-features After four rounds and 32 contenders, the final round is here. To celebrate EO's 20th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we are asking you to pick our all-time best image. Voting ends on April 28. -- ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2020 FIRES IN CENTRAL AMERICA * Smoke Hangs Over Honduras (Image from Apr 19, 2020; Posted Apr 20, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146606/smoke-hangs-over-honduras/?src=nha -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF CORONAVIRUS QUARANTINES As nations and economies shut down due to the COVI ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Apr 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 112 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Apr 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Apr Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

Tournament Earth - Best of EO: Round 5, The Final After four rounds and 32 contenders, the final round is here. To celebrate EO's 20th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we are asking you to pick our all-time best image. Voting ends on April 28. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/tournament-earth?src=nha-ann The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- TORNADO IN ...Continue Reading

Tournament Earth - Best of EO: Round 5, The Final After four rounds and 32 contenders, the final round is here. To celebrate EO's 20th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we are asking you to pick our all-time best image. Voting ends on April 28. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/tournament-earth?src=nha-ann The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEA AND LAKE ICE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- RIFT AN ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for April 20, 2020 https://spaceweather.com https://www.spaceweatheralerts.com SURPRISE GEOMAGNETIC STORM: The first geomagnetic storm of 2020 (category G1) took forecasters by surprise this morning when a CME impact sparked bright auroras over Canada and some northern-tier US states. At the time of this writing, Earth's magnetic field is still reverberating from the impact, raising the possibility of more high-latitude auroras tonight. Visit Spaceweather.com for updates. ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #20-16 2020 April 19 at 7:22 p.m. MDT (2020 April 20 0122 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For April 13-19 No spaceweather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For April 20-26 No spaceweather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the In ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Apr 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 111 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Apr 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Apr Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading