On Thursday, May 9, 2024, the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center issued a Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch. The last time since a Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch was issued was January 2005. Watches of this level are considered rare. Some of the CME’s will reach earth and highly elevated geomagnetic activity. The CMEs will…
COSMIC-2 satellite, Image/NOAA A collaboration between NOAA and NASA, ‘Earth from Orbit’ is a series of short videos and a short article with additional information that showcase a compelling weather event, environmental hazard, or interesting meteorological phenomenon each week, as seen by NOAA satellites. One example video details a series of nine “atmospheric rivers” from late Dec. 2022…
G1-G3 Watches for 18-19 August, 2022, Image/NOAA The NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) expects a more powerful earthbound Coronal Mass Ejection’ Event to strike Thursday to Friday: “Geomagnetic storm watches are in effect for 17-19 August, 2022 due to likely CH HSS and CME influences. A recurrent coronal hole (CH) high speed stream (HSS) is anticipated to…
Geomagnetic Storm Watch in Effect for October 30-31, Image/SOHO FROM THE SPACE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION: “A G3 (Strong) Geomagnetic Storm Watch is in effect for 30 – 31 October, 2021, following a significant solar flare and Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from the sun that occurred around 11:35 a.m. EDT on Oct. 28….