Space Weather News for Dec 17, 2015 http://spaceweather.com STRANGE CLOUDS:  Sky watchers around the Arctic Circle are reporting an outbreak of rare Polar Stratospheric Clouds--super-colorful clouds that sometimes form in the ozone layer above the North Pole. Almost simultaneously, NASA's AIM spacecraft is seeing electric-blue noctilucent clouds floating over the South Pole. The simultaneous apparition of these strange clouds, poles apart, may be a complete coincidence--or not.  Visi ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Dec 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 351 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Dec 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2468 S16W13 125 0030 Cro 04 05 Beta 2469 N18E13 099 0020 Hax 02 02 Alpha 2470 N14E31 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Dec 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 350 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Dec 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2468 S15W02 127 0010 Cro 01 03 Beta 2469 N18E28 097 0030 Hax 01 01 Alpha 2470 N13E43 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (15 December 2015) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * Reading the ABCs from Space http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ABC/?src=eoa-features Some people see animals or omens in the clouds and landscape. We see letters. -------------------- Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Keeping on the Sunny Side of Earth http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/v ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON MELOR SOAKS THE PHILIPPINES Typhoon Melor Soaks The Philippines * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=87162&src=nha *** Image from Dec 14, 2015 (Posted on Dec 14, 2015 2:57 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observat ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Dec 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 349 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Dec 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2463 S09W76 214 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2465 S06W31 169 0010 Axx 02 02 Alpha 2468 S15E12 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER EASTERN CHINA Thick haze blanketed eastern China in November and December 2015. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=87129&src=nha *** Image from Dec 07, 2015 (Posted on Dec 08, 2015 2:34 PM) -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN INDIA In early December, torrential rai ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN INDIA In early December, torrential rains brought intense flooding to southeast India. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=87158&src=nha *** Image from Dec 08, 2015 (Posted on Dec 11, 2015 3:25 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of N ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2289 Issue Time: 2015 Dec 14 0500 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2288 Begin Time: 2015 Dec 07 0945 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 8709 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 Sub ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-50 2015 December 13 at 6:24 p.m. MST (2015 December 14 0124 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 7-13 G1 (Minor) Geomagnetic Storms were observed on 10 Dec. No Radio Blackouts were observed. No Solar Radiation Storms were observed. Outlook For December 14-20 G1 (Minor) Geomagnetic Storms are likely on 16 Dec. No Radio Blackouts are expe ...Continue Reading