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

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (20 November 2018) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Topic/image-of-the-day * Bright Auroras Light Up the Sky and the Land https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144289/bright-auroras-light-up-the-sky-and-the-land/?src=eoa-iotd * Looking to RECOVER After the Fire https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144265/looking-to-recover-after-the-fire/?src=eoa-iotd * Camp Fire Spreads Foul ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 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, 20 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Nov 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 324 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Nov 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2727 N01W71 113 0010 Axx 01 02 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 19 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 4 new images) -- 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. * Looking to RECOVER After the Fire (Image from Nov 11, 2018; Posted Nov 16, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144265/looking-to-recover-after-the-fire/?src=nha * ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 2 new images) -- 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. * Looking to RECOVER After the Fire (Image from Nov 11, 2018; Posted Nov 16, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144265/looking-to-recover-after-the-fire/?src=nha * ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Nov. 19, 2018 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom A SUNSPOT FROM THE NEXT SOLAR CYCLE: Over the weekend, a magnetically reversed sunspot appeared in the sun's northern hemisphere. Its high latitude and "backwards" magnetic polarity mark it as a member of the next solar cycle. Is Solar Minimum over? Not even close, but this development does suggest that Solar Cycle 25 is stirring. Learn more on today's edition of Spaceweather.com ...Continue Reading