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 spring and summer 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=79430&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 13, 2012 (Posted on Oct 18, 2012 2:36 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- PLUME FROM MOUNT PAGAN Starting in 2009, a ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1968 Issue Time: 2012 Oct 19 0517 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1967 Begin Time: 2012 Oct 09 1015 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 9202 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 Oct 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 293 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Oct 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1586 S13W80 302 0050 Hsx 05 01 Alpha 1589 N12W45 267 0020 Bxi 07 13 Beta 1590 S30W29 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON PRAPIROON Prapiroon formed as a tropical depression over the western Pacific Ocean in early October 2012, and soon strengthened into a typhoon. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=79428&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Oct 18, 2012 (Posted on Oct 18, 2012 1:48 PM) ----------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1967 Issue Time: 2012 Oct 18 0506 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1966 Begin Time: 2012 Oct 09 1015 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 12293 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 Se ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Oct 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 292 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Oct 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1586 S14W67 301 0060 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1589 N13W32 267 0090 Dsi 06 14 Beta 1590 S30W18 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HURRICANE PAUL In mid-October 2012, Hurricane Paul was headed for Baja California, and was expected to bring high winds and heavy rains. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=79416&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Oct 15, 2012 (Posted on Oct 16, 2012 4:21 PM) --------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1966 Issue Time: 2012 Oct 17 0503 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1965 Begin Time: 2012 Oct 09 1015 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 11584 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 Se ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Oct 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 291 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Oct 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1586 S12W54 302 0040 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1589 N12W19 267 0080 Dri 08 13 Beta 1590 S30W07 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (16 October 2012) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * Hunting Fossils from Afar http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WyomingFossils/?src=eoa-features Paleontologists use Landsat images and an artificial intelligence to identify sites likely to yield fossils. -------------------- Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Finding Fossils in the Great Divide Ba ...Continue Reading