Source - Space Weather News for June 25, 2017: http://spaceweather.comATMOSPHERIC
RADIATION UPDATE: For years,
Spaceweather.com and the students of Earth
to Sky Calculus have been using space weather balloons to monitor
cosmic rays in the atmosphere above California. We previously reported
that dose rates have been increasing over the Golden State, more than
13% since March 2015. Now we know the same thing is happening over New
England--only more so. Balloons recently launched from the Atlantic
Coast of the USA have detected even stronger and more rapidly
intensifying levels of cosmic radiation. What's causing this
continent-wide increase?
Visit today's edition of
Spaceweather.com for
the full story.
SIERRA SNOWPACK SEEN FROM THE STRATOSPHERE: A
space weather balloon launched on June 23rd has captured remarkable
spherical images of California's historic snowpack from the
stratosphere. They show Sierra Nevada mountains laden with widespread
snow despite an early summer heat wave that has sent temperatures
shooting above 110 F at the base of the range.
Click on the image below
to explore the scene as an interactive 360-degree image--or visit the
Earth to Sky Calculus Facebook page.
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