The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2018 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. * Woolsey Fire Burn Scar (Image from Nov 18, 2018; Posted Nov 19, 2 ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #18-48 2018 November 25 at 7:54 p.m. MST (2018 November 26 0254 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For November 19-25 No significant space weather was observed over the summary period. Outlook For November 26-December 2 No significant space weather is expected for the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Nov 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 330 Issued at 0030Z on 26 Nov 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2728 N06W17 340 0020 Bxo 05 05 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 25/ ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Nov. 25, 2018 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom MARS LANDING!  On Monday, Nov. 26th, NASA will attempt to land a new robot on the planet Mars. Named "InSight," the lander will tear through the Red Planet's atmosphere, shedding more than 12,000 mph of velocity is just under 7 minutes. For the first time, a pair of interplanetary cubesats nicknamed "WALL-E" and "Eva" will relay signals from the landing i ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Nov 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 329 Issued at 0030Z on 25 Nov 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2728 N06W03 339 0020 Bxo 03 04 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 24/ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Nov 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 328 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Nov 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Nov 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 Nov Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Nov. 23, 2018 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom "MUSICAL" WAVES DETECTED IN EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD: This week in Norway, a space weather observatory detected sine waves of exceptional purity rippling through Earth's polar magnetic field. The waves, which persisted for hours with nearly perfect pitch, have been linked to "tearing instabilities" and explosions in Earth's magnetic tail--not to mention bright auroras in ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Nov 23 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 327 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Nov 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nov Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Nov 22 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 326 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Nov 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nov Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Nov 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 325 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Nov 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Nov 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 Nov Nmbr Location Lo 2727 ...Continue Reading