Space Weather News for Jan. 11, 2018 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom BLUE COMET PANSTARRS: Beyond the orbit of Mars, an unusual blue comet is approaching the sun. Every time astronomers look at Comet PanSTARRS (C/2016 R2), it has a different appearance. Daily images show gaseous jets waving wildly around the comet's core and dusty clouds billowing down the comet's tail. This hyperactivity comes despite the fact that the comet is located in a region of space ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Primed by an intense wildfire season, severe rainfall brought flooding and devastating debris flows to Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. * Deadly Debris Flows in Montecito (Image from Jan 10, 2018; Posted Jan 11, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91573&src ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Jan 11 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 11 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Jan 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2694 S32W30 244 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 10/ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Jan 10 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 10 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Jan 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2694 S32W17 245 0010 Axx 03 03 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 09/ ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (9 January 2018) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Ice on Lake Erie https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=91552&src=eoa-iotd * Icy Waters off the U.S. East Coast https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=91548&src=eoa-iotd * How Algorithm Got Its Name https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=91544&src=eoa-iotd * Cloud Streets Over the Yellow ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEA AND LAKE ICE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- ICE ON LAKE ERIE Ice on Lake Erie prevented the formation of extensive lake-effect clouds. * Ice on Lake Erie (Image from Jan 6, 2018; Posted Jan 8, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91552&src=nha COLD SNAP IN THE NORTHEAST Blasts of Arctic air spilled into the Midwest and Northeast in Decem ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Jan 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 9 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Jan 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2694 S32W03 244 0010 Bxo 03 03 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 08/24 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE AVA Tropical cyclone Ava swirled in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar in early January 2018. * Tropical Cyclone Ava Strikes Madagascar (Image from Jan 5, 2018; Posted Jan 5, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91540&src=nha -- WATER COLOR (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- BLOOMS IN ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE AVA Tropical cyclone Ava swirled in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar in early January 2018. * Tropical Cyclone Ava Strikes Madagascar (Image from Jan 5, 2018; Posted Jan 5, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91540&src=nha 2018 NOR'EASTER The beginning of 2018 brought a powerful N ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #18-2 2018 January 7 at 6:46 p.m. MST (2018 January 8 0146 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For January 1-7 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For January 8-14 No space weather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, th ...Continue Reading