The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- RAIN SOAKS THE EMPTY QUARTER Rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Mekunu dropped enough rain over the Arabian Peninsula to form lakes between the sand dunes in the Rub' al-Khali. * Rain Soaks the Empty Quarter (Image from May 29, 2018; Posted Jun 15, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=9 ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #18-25 2018 June 17 at 9:49 p.m. MDT (2018 June 18 0349 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For June 11-17 No space weather storms were observed. Outlook For June 18-24 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels are expected on 18 June due to coronal hole high speed stream activity. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, N ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Jun 18 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 169 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Jun 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2713 N05E02 287 0020 Bxo 06 05 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 17/ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Jun 17 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 168 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Jun 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2713 N05E15 288 0010 Axx 01 03 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 16 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Jun 16 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 167 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Jun 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2713 N05E30 286 0010 Bxo 04 03 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 15/ ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- DUST STORMS OVER THE RED SEA The Red Sea is occasionally obscured by dust blowing from the surrounding deserts. * Waves of Dust Over the Red Sea (Image from Jun 11, 2018; Posted Jun 15, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=92292&src=nha ---------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Jun 15 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 166 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Jun 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2713 N05E43 285 0030 Bxi 07 06 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 14/ ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 2 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- WILDFIRES IN COLORADO Warm and dry conditions in the U.S. Southwest set the stage for wildfires. * 416 Wildfire Rages in Colorado (Image from Jun 11, 2018; Posted Jun 12, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=92284&src=nha -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- VOLCANIC ACTIVITY AT KILAUEA Since Ma ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Jun 14 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 165 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Jun 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2713 N06E56 285 0060 Bxo 06 06 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 13/ ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for June 13, 2018 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom HUGE DUST STORM ON MARS: Yesterday, NASA lost contact with the Opportunity Mars rover as a ferocious dust storm spreads around the Red Planet. Thick dust has turned day into night at Opportunity's work site in Perseverance Valley, blocking sunlight to the solar powered rover. Currently on the verge of circumnavigating Mars, the storm is so large that amateur astronomers can now see it throu ...Continue Reading