Europe’s Scorching Summer; Lala Batters Hawaii; Fire Clouds in Utah   August 21, 2026 Natural Events   This Week's Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Europe’s Scorching Summer A series of heat waves in 2026 is breaking records and taking a toll in Europe. Lala Batters Hawaii The powerful storm delivered extreme rainfall and damaging winds to the state, passing the Island of Hawaiʻi as a category 1 h ...Continue Reading

Europe’s Scorching Summer   August 21, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Europe’s Scorching Summer A series of heat waves in 2026 is breaking records and taking a toll in Europe.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth       NASA Earth Sc ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3724 Issue Time: 2026 Aug 21 1118 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1,000pfu Threshold Reached: 2026 Aug 21 1105 UTC Station: GOES-19 Comment: Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments o ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Aug 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 233 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Aug 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4507 N04W82 198 0300 Ehi 11 13 Beta-Gamma 4508 N09W50 166 0030 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Aug 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 232 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Aug 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4506 N12W86 215 0030 Dao 07 04 Beta 4507 N04W69 198 0300 Ehi 1 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Aug 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 231 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Aug 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4506 N12W72 214 0080 Dao 08 06 Beta 4507 N04W55 197 0300 Ehi 1 ...Continue Reading

Discover the latest from NASA Earth Science   August 18, 2026 Weekly News   Latest Images of the Day View the Image of the Day archive Lala Batters Hawaii The powerful storm delivered extreme rainfall and damaging winds to the state, passing the Island of Hawaiʻi as a category 1 hurricane. Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah NASA aircraft are sampling smoke lofted high into the atmosphere by one of the most formidable cloud types in the sky—t ...Continue Reading

Lala Batters Hawaii   August 18, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Lala Batters Hawaii The powerful storm delivered extreme rainfall and damaging winds to the state, passing the Island of Hawaiʻi as a category 1 hurricane.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth       ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Aug 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 230 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Aug 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4506 N12W58 213 0090 Dao 07 06 Beta 4507 N04W41 196 0280 Eki 1 ...Continue Reading

Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah   August 17, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah NASA aircraft are sampling smoke lofted high into the atmosphere by one of the most formidable cloud types in the sky—towering, smoke-infused pyrocumulonimbus.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth ...Continue Reading