Earth and Sun Page (updated in real time)

Compiled here is a resource of the latest images of various key points of interest from their authorative sources, updated in real time (some images are updated every minute, hourly, daily, or monthly, depending on when their sources provide updates).


Resource Index:

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Current National Radar

Image courtesy of www.Intellicast.com



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Global Satellite Temperature Anomaly

The following graph is updated monthly and provides a 13 month running smoothed average of the lower tropospheric temperature anomaly (the temperature departure from the 30 year average).

Image courtesy of Dr. Roy Spencer's web site



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Latest MLO CO2 graph

The following graph is our current CO2 levels measured at the Mauna Loa Observatory operated by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Laboratory

Image courtesy of NOAA



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The Daily Sun

Image courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams

Image courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams

Image courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams

Image courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams

Image courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams

Image courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams

Image courtesy of www.solen.info/SOLAR/



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Current Global Cloud Cover (updated hourly)

High Resolution Image

Image courtesy of Naval Research Laboratory



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Global Land and Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly

Image courtesy of Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS), Florida State University - Ryan N. Maue PhD - Global Forecast System (GFS)



Global Ocean Sub Surface Temperature Anomaly

Image courtesy of NOAA's National Climatic Data Center



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Global Sea Level Change

Image courtesy of University of Colorado at Boulder



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Global Sea Surface Salinity

Image courtesy of Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Monterey Marine Meteorology Division



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ENSO Pacific El Niño Conditions

Image courtesy of The Ocean Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC)



ENSO El Niño / La Niña Episodes to Present

Image courtesy of www.climate4you.com



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PDO (Pacific Decadal Oscillation) Index

Image courtesy of www.climate4you.com



AMO (Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation) Index

Image courtesy of www.climate4you.com



AO (Arctic Oscillation) Index

Image courtesy of NOAA Climate Prediction Center



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Arctic Sea Ice Conditions

Image courtesy of www.climate4you.com



Image courtesy of NSIDC



Image courtesy of Arctic ROOS



Image courtesy of Arctic Climate Research at the University of Illinois



Image courtesy of NSIDC



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Antarctic Sea Ice Conditions

Image courtesy of www.climate4you.com



Image courtesy of NSIDC



Image courtesy of University of Bremen



Image courtesy of Arctic Climate Research at the University of Illinois



Image courtesy of NSIDC



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Earthquakes

Worldwide

USGS Interactive Version



United States

USGS Interactive Version



California / Nevada

USGS Interactive Version



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Geomagnatism, Solar Flux, and Auroral Predictions

www.solen.info/solar



NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center



NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center



NICT - National Institute of Information and Communications Technology



NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center



NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center



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National Radiation Count Map (updated every five minutes)

The CPM is a unit of measurement for a Geiger counter, corresponding directly to the audible beeps or clicks per minute. CPM is the standard unit of measurement for alpha and beta radiation, and is also commonly used to express background radiation in numerical terms.

Normal background radiation is typically in the range of 25-75 counts per minute, depending on location and surroundings. Much of the natural background radiation comes from cosmic rays in addition to natural decay of earth bound elements.

Courtesy of the volunteer operated National Radiation Network.


Key to the map:

Nuclear Power Site Location

Alert Level = 100 CPM (counts per minute)