Space Weather News for Jan. 11, 2013 http://spaceweather.com ACTIVE SUNSPOT: One of the biggest sunspots of the current solar cycle is now turning toward Earth. Named AR1654, the active region is crackling with medium-sized (M-class) flares and could be poised to break the recent spell of calm space weather around our planet. Check http://spaceweather.com for images and updates. SOLAR FLARE ALERTS: Would you like a call when solar flares are underway? X-flare alerts are available from http://spaceweathertext.com ( ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- THE SUMMER OF 2012-13 BRINGS FIRES TO AUSTRALIA Wildfires burned in Australia during 2012 and 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80132&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 06, 2013 (Posted on Jan 10, 2013 3:29 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE NARELLE Narelle form ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 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 2013 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 1642 S24W56 250 0060 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1644 N15W44 238 0020 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 1649 S15W07 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 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 2013 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 1642 S25W41 249 0050 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1644 N13W31 239 0020 Hax 01 01 Alpha 1645 S14W85 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HEAVY RAIN IN MALAYSIA Heavy rain in Malaysia * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80115&src=nha *** MPA(TRMM) image from Dec 24, 2012 (Posted on Jan 08, 2013 3:28 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://natu ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 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 2013 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 1638 N13W87 307 0060 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1642 S25W29 250 0080 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1644 N15W19 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (08 January 2013) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Campi Flegrei, Italy http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=80108&src=eoa-iotd * Snow Cover Extent Declines in the Arctic http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=80102&src=eoa-iotd * Appalachian Mountains http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=80088&src=eoa-iotd * Winter in Southern Greenland ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- WILDFIRES IN AUSTRALIA Wildfires burned in Australia during 2012 and 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80105&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 07, 2013 (Posted on Jan 07, 2013 5:20 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN Dust hovered over the Atl ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Jan 08 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 8 Issued at 0030Z on 08 Jan 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 07 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1638 N13W74 308 0080 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 1640 N28W87 322 0300 Eho 12 05 Beta 1641 N02W48 2 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (3 updated events, 3 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE DUMILE Tropical Storm Dumile formed at the beginning of 2013 in the southern Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80074&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 03, 2013 (Posted on Jan 03, 2013 1:34 PM) TAKLIMAKAN DESERT SNOW A winter storm in December 2012 ...Continue Reading