The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- STRONG RAIN IN SOUTHERN CHINA Days of torrential rain caused widespread flooding in southern China in May 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77972&src=nha *** MPA(TRMM) image from May 10, 2012 (Posted on May 17, 2012 3:55 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FRESH LA ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 May 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 139 Issued at 0030Z on 18 May 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1476 N12W86 184 0150 Cao 12 02 Beta 1477 S20W45 143 0020 Hrx 01 01 Alpha 1478 S22W36 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- GLADIATOR FIRE IN ARIZONA A human caused fire on private property originated on May 13 and then spread to Prescott National Forest. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77944&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from May 16, 2012 (Posted on May 17, 2012 11:23 AM) -------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 May 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 138 Issued at 0030Z on 17 May 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1476 N13W73 183 0230 Cao 15 03 Beta 1477 S21W32 143 0010 Axx 02 01 Alpha 1478 S22W23 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1903 Issue Time: 2012 May 16 0651 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1902 Begin Time: 2012 May 10 1415 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3226 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Ser ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 May 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 137 Issued at 0030Z on 16 May 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1476 N10W56 180 0260 Fho 17 12 Beta 1477 S22W19 143 0030 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 1478 S24W10 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (15 May 2012) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Smoke Plume from Baikal over Bering? http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77926&src=eoa-iotd * Dust Storm in the Middle East http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77914&src=eoa-iotd * Etosha Pan, Namibia http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77907&src=eoa-iotd * Changes in Canberra http:/ ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER NORTHERN CHINA A blanket of haze, fueled in part by Russian wildfires, hung over China in early May. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77919&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from May 10, 2012 (Posted on May 14, 2012 5:17 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- SMOKE OVER THE BERI ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1902 Issue Time: 2012 May 15 0936 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1901 Begin Time: 2012 May 10 1415 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 5225 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Ser ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 May 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 136 Issued at 0030Z on 15 May 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1476 N09W46 182 0600 Fko 21 53 Beta-Gamma 1477 S22W05 142 0040 Hsx 06 04 Alpha 1478 S2 ...Continue Reading