The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM GAEMI Gaemi formed as a tropical depression over the western Pacific Ocean in early October 2012, causing heavy rains in the Philippines before heading for Vietnam. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=79350&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 05, 2012 (Posted on Oct 05, 2012 2:51 PM) --- ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #12-46 2012 October 7 at 9:59 p.m. MDT (2012 October 8 0359 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For October 1-7 G3 (Strong), and G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm levels were observed on 01 October. Outlook For October 8-14 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels are expected late on 08 and early on 09 October. There is a chance for R1 (Minor) radio blackout conditi ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Oct 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 282 Issued at 0030Z on 08 Oct 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 07 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1582 S13W77 084 0270 Hhx 03 01 Alpha 1585 S21W01 008 0120 Cso 07 05 Beta 1586 S12E66 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Oct. 7, 2012 http://spaceweather.com DRACONID METEOR WATCH: Earth is about to pass through a stream of debris from comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, source of the annual Draconid meteor shower. Last year, Europeans witnessed a faint but furious outburst of 600 meteors per hour when the shower peaked. No such display is expected this year, but the Draconids are notoriously unpredictable. Northern-hemisphere sky watchers should be alert for slow-moving meteors emerging from the head of the constellat ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Oct 07 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 281 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Oct 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1579 S11W87 107 0150 Cso 04 02 Beta 1582 S12W64 084 0220 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 1585 S20E12 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Oct 06 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 280 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Oct 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1579 S10W73 107 0150 Cso 04 02 Beta 1582 S12W51 085 0230 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 1584 S22W40 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Oct 05 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 279 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Oct 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1579 S10W60 107 0160 Cso 05 05 Beta 1582 S12W38 085 0250 Hhx 04 02 Alpha 1584 S22W26 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- WILDFIRES IN WASHINGTON, 2012 A gallery of notable wildfires that burned in Washington in 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=79330&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Oct 02, 2012 (Posted on Oct 03, 2012 2:14 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a s ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Oct 04 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 278 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Oct 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1579 S10W47 107 0180 Cso 03 04 Beta 1582 S08W25 085 0270 Cho 05 05 Beta 1584 S23W12 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN SOUTHERN ALASKA Floods struck Alaska's Susitna River Valley in September 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=79321&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Sep 30, 2012 (Posted on Oct 02, 2012 3:59 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO Bezymianny Volc ...Continue Reading