The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- HURRICANE WILLA Two days after forming as a tropical depression off Mexico's western coast, Hurricane Willa rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm. * Hurricane Willa Closes in on Mexico (Image from Oct 23, 2018; Posted Oct 23, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92934/hurricane-willa-closes-in-on-mexico/?src=nha ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- FIRES IN NEW GUINEA October 2018 brought an increase in fire activity which might be associated with a weak El Nino. * Increased Fire Activity in New Guinea (Image from Oct 26, 2018; Posted Oct 29, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144166/increased-fire-activity-in-new-guinea/?src=nha ----------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (30 October 2018) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Topic/ImageoftheDay * A Place Where Icebergs Go to Die https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144170/a-place-where-icebergs-go-to-die/?src=eoa-iotd * Monitoring Outflow and Algae https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144156/monitoring-outflow-and-algae/?src=eoa-iotd * A Fire in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean? https://earthob ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Oct 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 304 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Oct 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Oct Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Oct. 30, 2018 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom SOME SPACECRAFT LIKE IT HOT: NASA's Parker Solar Probe is now closer to the sun than any other spacecraft in history. The heat-resistant spacecraft broke the previous record yesterday when it hurtled across the orbit of Mercury faster than 150,000 mph. At closest approach on Nov. 5th, Parker's cameras and other sensors will examine the sun like never before. Visit Spaceweather.com for the ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Oct 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 303 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Oct 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Oct Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #18-44 2018 October 28 at 10:34 p.m. MDT (2018 October 29 0434 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For October 22-28 No space weather storms were observed. Outlook For October 29-November 4 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels are likely on 03 November due to recurrent coronal hole high speed stream effects. Data used to provide space weather services are con ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Oct 29 0057 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 302 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Oct 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Oct Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Oct 28 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 301 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Oct 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Oct Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Oct 27 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 300 Issued at 0030Z on 27 Oct 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 26 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Oct Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading