The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- HURRICANE MARIA Evolving from category 1 to category 5 in less than 18 hours, Hurricane Maria brought destruction to several Caribbean islands. * A Haircut for Puerto Rico's Forests (Posted Feb 1, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144441/a-haircut-for-puerto-ricos-forests/?src=nha ------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Feb. 1, 2019 http://spaceweather.com https://www.spaceweatheralerts.com SOLAR WIND STORM: The Arctic Circle is glowing with auroras as Earth enters a stream of fast-moving solar wind. Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are likely on Feb. 1st with a chance of stronger G2-class storming as well. If the G2-class storms materialize, auroras could become visible from northern-tier US States along a line from Maine to Washington. Visit Spaceweather.com for more information and ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Feb 01 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 32 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Feb 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Jan Nmbr Location Lo None I ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Jan 31 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 31 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Jan 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2733 N04W89 262 0090 Cao 09 02 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 30/2 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2018-19 WINTER IN THE UNITED STATES A gallery of notable snow and ice storms for the season. * Arctic Weather Plunges into North America (Image from Jan 29, 2019; Posted Jan 29, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144489/arctic-weather-plunges-into-north-america/?src=nha -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- A ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2898 Issue Time: 2019 Jan 30 1626 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2019 Jan 30 1627 UTC Station: GOES 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 Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscript ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Jan 30 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 30 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Jan 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2733 N05W76 263 0090 Cso 10 05 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 29/2 ...Continue Reading

Dear friends -- The Earth Observatory is back! Below are stories and images we have published since the last time we sent out our weekly email on December 18. We hope you are all well. The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (29 January 2019) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Arctic Weather Plunges into North America https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144489/arctic-weather-plunges-into-north-amer ...Continue Reading

Dear subscribers: We are back! The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- TASMANIA FIRES 2019 Large fires fueled by extremely dry and hot conditions have been burning for almost two weeks in central and southeast Tasmania. * Fortnight Fires in Tasmania (Image from Jan 28, 2018; Posted Jan 28, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144486/fortnight-fires-in-tasmania/?src=n ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Jan. 29, 2019 http://spaceweather.com https://www.spaceweatheralerts.com SOLAR WIND, INCOMING: A large hole in the sun's atmosphere is facing Earth and spewing a stream of solar wind in our direction. Polar geomagnetic storms are likely when the gaseous material arrives on Jan. 31st or Feb 1st. We've seen this hole before. Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com to find out what happened the last time it lashed our planet with solar wind. NEW: Sign up for Space Weathe ...Continue Reading