The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- NIGHT VIEW OF WESTERN WILDFIRES In August 2012, lightning sparked numerous wildfires throughout the western United States. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78895&src=nha *** VIIRS(Suomi NPP) image from Aug 17, 2012 (Posted on Aug 17, 2012 5:02 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON TE ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #12-38 2012 August 19 at 7:53 p.m. MDT (2012 August 20 0153 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For August 13-19 Category R1(Minor) radio blackout were observed on 17 and 18 August and Category R2 (Moderate) radio blackouts observed on 18 August due to flare activity from Region 1548. Outlook For August 20-26 No space weather storms are expected. Data used t ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Aug 20 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 233 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Aug 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1543 N23W86 020 0180 Dso 06 03 Beta 1546 N16E28 266 0050 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1547 N06W04 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for August 18, 2012 http://spaceweather.com SOLAR ACTIVITY PICKS UP: Following a week of quiet, solar activity is picking up again with a series of M-class solar flares off the sun's northeastern limb. So far none of the eruptions has been Earth-directed. This could change, however, with the approach of an active farside sunspot that appears set to turn toward our planet in the days ahead. Check http://spaceweather.com for movies and forecasts. SOLAR FLARE ALERTS: Would you like a call when sola ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Aug 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 232 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Aug 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1543 N23W74 021 0300 Hhx 04 03 Alpha 1546 N16E44 263 0050 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 1547 N06E09 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Aug 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 231 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Aug 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1543 N24W59 020 0320 Cko 06 05 Beta 1546 N16E56 264 0050 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 1547 N05E21 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- WILDFIRES IN IDAHO Dry, windy conditions fueled numerous wildfires in southern and central Idaho in August. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78872&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 14, 2012 (Posted on Aug 16, 2012 4:40 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON KAI-TAK Kai-tak headed ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Aug 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 230 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Aug 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1542 S11W62 035 0000 Axx 01 01 Alpha 1543 N22W48 022 0360 Hhx 03 02 Alpha 1546 N16E69 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON KAI-TAK Kai-tak headed for southeastern China in mid-August 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78867&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 16, 2012 (Posted on Aug 16, 2012 1:22 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- NASA SATELLITES PINPOINT VOLCANIC ERUPTION ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Aug 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 229 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Aug 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1542 S14W46 033 0010 Bxo 02 03 Beta 1543 N21W34 021 0300 Cho 04 09 Beta-Gamma IA. H-al ...Continue Reading