The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2019 FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES Fire season in the Western United States stretches from late spring until the winter rains arrive at the end of the calendar year. Climate change has made the past few years warmer and drier, intensifying some natural fire cycles. * Williams Flats Fire Chars Washington (Image from Aug 7, 2019; Pos ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2967 Issue Time: 2019 Aug 12 1135 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2966 Begin Time: 2019 Aug 06 1015 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 5494 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

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #19-32 2019 August 11 at 11:05 p.m. MDT (2019 August 12 0505 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For August 5-11 G1 (Minor) storm levels were observed on 05 August due to coronal hole high speed stream activity. Outlook For August 12-18 No space weather storms are expected. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Aug 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 224 Issued at 0030Z on 12 Aug 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 11 Aug 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 Aug Nmbr Location Lo 2746 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2966 Issue Time: 2019 Aug 11 0900 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2965 Begin Time: 2019 Aug 06 1015 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 12622 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 Su ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Aug 11 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 223 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Aug 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo 2746 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2965 Issue Time: 2019 Aug 10 0908 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2964 Begin Time: 2019 Aug 06 1015 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 16351 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 Su ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Aug 10 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 222 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Aug 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo 2746 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- SHISHALDIN VOLCANO, UNIMAK ISLAND, ALASKA It is common for the Alaskan volcano to vent steam and gas, but the summit crater was warmer than usual in July. * Heightened Activity at Shishaldin (Image from Jul 6, 2019; Posted Aug 8, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145433/heightened-activity-at-shishaldin/?src=nha -------- ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Aug. 9, 2019 http://spaceweather.com https://www.spaceweatheralerts.com A NEW SOURCE OF SPACE RADIATION: As if astronauts didn't have enough to worry about. Researchers at UCLA using NASA's THEMIS spacecraft have identified a new source of space radiation. A natural particle accelerator embedded in Earth's own magnetic field is shooting "killer electrons" at satellites and departing spacecraft. Their research is highlighted on today's edition of Spaceweather.co ...Continue Reading