:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jun 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 173 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Jun 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Jun 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 Jun Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for June 20, 2020 https://spaceweather.com https://www.spaceweatheralerts.com SOLAR ECLIPSE THIS WEEKEND: The sun is about to turn into a "ring of fire." On June 21st, the Moon will pass directly in front of the sun, producing an annular solar eclipse over Earth's eastern hemisphere. Movies, timetables, and links to live webcasts are featured on today's edition of Spaceweather.com. Aurora alerts: Sign up for Space Weather Alerts and receive a text message when aur ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jun 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 172 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Jun 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Jun 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 Jun 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 SEASON IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST Seasonal changes in wind strength and direction can loft copious amounts of dust into the air and carry it across seas and ocean basins. * Dust Traverses the Atlantic Ocean (Image from Jun 18, 2020; Posted Jun 19, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146871/dust-trave ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jun 19 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 171 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Jun 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Jun Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jun 18 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 170 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Jun 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Jun Nmbr Location Lo None ...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 Western United States can stretch from late spring until the winter rains arrive near the end of the calendar year. Climate change has made the past few years warmer and drier, intensifying some natural fire cycles. * Bush Fire Scorches Lands Near Phoenix (Image from Jun 14, 2020; Posted ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jun 17 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 169 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Jun 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Jun Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (16 June 2020) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Bush Fire Scorches Lands Near Phoenix https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146851/bush-fire-scorches-lands-near-phoenix/?src=eoa-iotd * Mediterranean Sunglint https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146848/mediterranean-sunglint/?src=eoa-iotd * Norwegian Fjord Turns Turquoise https://earthobservatory.nasa. ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- WATER COLOR (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- BLOOMS IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 2020 As hours of sunlight increase in the northern hemisphere, the oceans come alive with blooms of phytoplankton, algae, and seaweed. * Norwegian Fjord Turns Turquoise (Image from May 30, 2020; Posted Jun 10, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146843/norwegian-fjord-turns-turquoise/?sr ...Continue Reading