The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 2 new images) -- HURRICANE MARIA Evolving from category 1 to category 5 in less than 18 hours, Hurricane Maria brought destruction to several Caribbean islands. * Torrential Rainfall in Puerto Rico (Image from Sep 21, 2017; Posted Sep 21, 2017) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91012&src=nha * Hurricane Maria Lashes Puerto ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Sept. 21, 2017 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom SPACECRAFT BUZZES EARTH EN ROUTE TO ASTEROID: NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is going to fly past Earth on Sept. 22nd only 10,711 miles away. The daring maneuver will slingshot the probe toward Bennu, a large asteroid that could threaten our planet in the next century. OSIRIS-REx is going to take a closer look at this potentially hazardous space rock and, if all goes as planned, return sampl ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2668 Issue Time: 2017 Sep 21 0500 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2667 Begin Time: 2017 Sep 15 0830 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 33761 pfu 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 Su ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Sep 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 264 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Sep 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2680 N08W67 318 0060 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2681 S12E73 178 0060 Hsx 02 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha ...Continue Reading

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. * Maria and Jose Menace the Caribbean and North Atlantic (Image from Sep 19, 2017; Posted Sep 20, 2017) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=90998&src=nha ------------ ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2667 Issue Time: 2017 Sep 20 0505 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2666 Begin Time: 2017 Sep 15 0830 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 34880 pfu 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 Su ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (19 September 2017) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Maria and Jose Menace the Caribbean and North Atlantic https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=90998&src=eoa-iotd * Preparing for the Moon and Mars at Potrillo https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=90986&src=eoa-iotd * Crop Circles in Sharq El Owainat https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Sep 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 263 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Sep 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2680 N08W53 317 0050 Hsx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 19 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2666 Issue Time: 2017 Sep 19 0500 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2665 Begin Time: 2017 Sep 15 0830 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 31067 pfu 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 Su ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Sep 19 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 262 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Sep 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2680 N08W40 317 0080 Hsx 02 02 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 18 ...Continue Reading