The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES As temperatures became warmer and drier with the arrival of summer, fire season picks up in the Western United States. * Camp Fire Rages in California (Image from Nov 8, 2018; Posted Nov 9, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144225/camp-fire-rages-in-california/?src=nha -- DROUGHT (1 up ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Nov. 9, 2018 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom SPACE WEATHER IN WARTIME--A SUNSPOT TRIGGERS NAVAL MINES:  Researchers studying declassified Naval records have found evidence that a big sunspot may have caused dozens or perhaps even thousands of naval mines to explode off the coast of Vietnam in 1972. The solar storms of August '72 were already legendary at NASA. These new findings suggest that the event might have been even more po ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2872 Issue Time: 2018 Nov 09 0920 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2871 Begin Time: 2018 Nov 05 1635 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2891 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

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Nov 09 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 313 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Nov 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nov Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- PINE ISLAND GLACIER SHEDS ANOTHER ICEBERG Calving that used to happen about every six years has become a near-annual event. * Pine Island Glacier Quickly Drops Another Iceberg (Image from Nov 7, 2018; Posted Nov 8, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144212/pine-island-glacier-quickly-drops-another-iceberg/?src=nha --- ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2871 Issue Time: 2018 Nov 08 1015 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2870 Begin Time: 2018 Nov 05 1635 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 10832 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: 2018 Nov 08 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 312 Issued at 0030Z on 08 Nov 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 07 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nov Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN AUSTRALIA 2018 This dry season, a bushfire in western Australia wiped out an area six times the size of Los Angeles. * Bushfire Burns More than 2 Million Acres (Image from Oct 22, 2018; Posted Nov 6, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144208/bushfire-burns-more-than-2-million-acres/?src=nha FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTE ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2870 Issue Time: 2018 Nov 07 0930 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2869 Begin Time: 2018 Nov 05 1635 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 7695 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

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Nov 07 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 311 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Nov 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nov Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading