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

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #20-37 2020 September 13 at 7:46 p.m. MDT (2020 September 14 0146 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For September 7-13 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For September 14-20 No space weather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Sep 14 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 258 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Sep 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3055 Issue Time: 2020 Sep 13 1436 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3054 Begin Time: 2020 Aug 30 1325 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1467 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: 2020 Sep 13 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 257 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Sep 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3054 Issue Time: 2020 Sep 12 1517 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3053 Begin Time: 2020 Aug 30 1325 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 4801 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: 2020 Sep 12 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 256 Issued at 0030Z on 12 Sep 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 11 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- TEMPERATURE EXTREMES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- HEAT AND DROUGHT IN THE SOUTHWEST The summer of 2020 brought intense drought and record-breaking heat to parts of the southwestern United States. * California Heatwave Fits a Trend (Image from Sep 6, 2020; Posted Sep 10, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147256/california-heatwave-fits-a-trend/?src=nha -------- ...Continue Reading