:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Sep 27 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 270 Issued at 0030Z on 27 Sep 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 26 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- DUST STORM IN SOUTHERN AFRICA Fierce wind picked up and carried huge plumes of sand and dust westward toward the Atlantic Ocean. * Dust Storm in Southern Africa (Image from Sep 25, 2019; Posted Sep 25, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145659/dust-storm-in-southern-africa?src=nha ------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Sep. 26, 2019 https://spaceweather.com https://www.spaceweatheralerts.com GEOMAGNETIC STORM WARNING: A large hole in the sun's atmosphere is facing Earth and spewing a stream of solar wind in our direction. NOAA forecasters say there is a chance of moderately-strong G2-class geomagnetic storms when the gaseous material arrives on Sept. 28th. The last such storm in early September produced auroras visible in many northern-tier US states. Visit today's edition of Spaceweat ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Sep 26 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 269 Issued at 0030Z on 26 Sep 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z 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) -- 2019 CYCLONE SEASON IN THE NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN Cyclones tend to form between April and December, fueled by changing seasons (in the west) and the monsoon (in the east). * Cyclone Hikaa Hits Oman (Image from Sep 24, 2019; Posted Sep 24, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145645/cyclone-hikaa-hits-oman/?src=nha ------ ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Sep. 25, 2019 https://spaceweather.com https://www.spaceweatheralerts.com A SUMMER WITHOUT SUNSPOTS: The sun is undergoing a remarkable period of spotlessness. During northern summer 2019, the face of the sun was blank (no sunspots) more than 89% of the time. This marks it as one of the deepest Solar Minima in a century. Interestingly, the summer of 2019 also brought a sign that Solar Minimum is coming to an end. Visit Spaceweather.com for the full story. Aurora alerts: ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Sep 25 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 268 Issued at 0030Z on 25 Sep 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (24 September 2019) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Cyclone Hikaa Hits Oman https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145645/cyclone-hikaa-hits-oman/?src=eoa-iotd * 2019 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Is Second Lowest https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145641/2019-arctic-sea-ice-minimum-is-second-lowest/?src=eoa-iotd * Late Bloomers https://earthobservatory.na ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Sep 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 267 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Sep 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Sep 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 Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- FIRES IN INDONESIA Dry weather and agricultural burning can fuel extreme outbreaks of smoke in Indonesia. * Smoke Blankets Borneo (Image from Sep 17, 2019; Posted Sep 17, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145614/smoke-blankets-borneo/?src=nha -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2019 NORTH ATLANTIC HURRICANE S ...Continue Reading