:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Apr 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 110 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Apr 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1459 S16E28 093 0260 Ekc 11 20 Beta 1460 N16E12 108 0170 Dsi 07 13 Beta 1461 N13E50 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRE IN KUWAIT In mid-April 2012, a fire broke out in a tire dump near Al Jahrah, Kuwait. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77678&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Apr 17, 2012 (Posted on Apr 17, 2012 3:01 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST OVER IRAQ Dust plumes hovered ove ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (17 April 2012) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Fire in Kuwait http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77678&src=eoa-iotd * North America Swelters in March Heat http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77671&src=eoa-iotd * Shanghai At Night: A Growing City http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77658&src=eoa-iotd * Lakshadweep Islands http:/ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Apr 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 109 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Apr 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1455 N05W78 212 0030 Cao 05 03 Beta 1459 S15E40 094 0150 Dao 09 11 Beta 1460 N16E26 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST OFF THE LIBYA COAST Dust plumes blew off the coast of Libya, over the Khalij Surt (Gulf of Sirte) and the Mediterranean Sea, in mid-April 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77675&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 16, 2012 (Posted on Apr 16, 2012 5:14 PM) DUST STORM IN NEW MEXICO O ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1887 Issue Time: 2012 Apr 17 0501 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1886 Begin Time: 2012 Apr 14 0300 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 6527 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 Apr 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 108 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Apr 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1455 N06W59 206 0200 Fsi 17 16 Beta 1457 N20E03 144 0010 Axx 02 01 Alpha 1458 N06E41 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for April 16, 2012 http://spaceweather.com SPECTACULAR EXPLOSION: On April 16th around 17:45 UT, magnetic fields curling over the sun's northeastern limb rose up and erupted, producing one of the most visually-spectacular explosions in years. The event, which also produced an M1.7-class solar flare and a coronal mass ejection, was not Earth-directed. Nevertheless, it confirms suspicions that a significant active region is rotating onto the Earth-side of the sun. Visit http://spaceweather.com for m ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- FIRE IN COLORADO North Fork Fire in Colorado * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77632&src=nha *** ALI(EO-1) image from Apr 06, 2012 (Posted on Apr 10, 2012 3:42 PM) COUNTY LINE FIRE IN FLORIDA Drought fueled a large fire near Jacksonville. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77652&sr ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST STORM IN EASTERN CHINA A dust storm formed over Inner Mongolia in northeastern China in early April 2012. The dust traveled eastward over the Sea of Japan. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77665&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Apr 09, 2012 (Posted on Apr 16, 2012 1:07 PM) * http://eart ...Continue Reading