A strong explosive eruption took place at Sakurajima volcano, Japan at 20:05 LT (11:05 UTC) on July 24, 2022, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to raise the Volcanic Alert Level from 3 to 5 and urge residents living within 3 km (1.8 miles) from the volcano to evacuate.
Coronal mass ejection (CME) produced by a long-duration C5.6 solar flare on July 21, 2022, hit Earth’s magnetic field at 02:59 UTC on July 23, 2022, sparking G1 – Minor geomagnetic storm.
Pavlof Volcano continues to erupt from the active vent on its east flank, just below the summit. The Aviation Color Code remains at Orange. Previous eruptions of Pavlof indicate that the level of unrest can change quickly and the progression to more significant eruptive activity can occur with little or no warning.
A massive sandstorm engulfed parts of northwest China’s Qinghai Province on July 20, 2022, disrupting traffic and plugging towns into darkness.
A dangerous tornado hit the suburbs of the city of Shangqiu, China’s Henan Province on July 22, 2022, damaging factories and downing power lines.
At least 20 people have been killed and 3 others remain missing after heavy rainfall hit parts of southern Iran on July 22, 2022.
A long-duration C5.6 solar flare erupted from Active Region 3060 at 01:11 UTC on July 21, 2022, generating an impressive Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME).
New activity/unrest was reported for 2 volcanoes from July 13 to 19, 2022. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 16 volcanoes.
A G1-Minor geomagnetic storm watch is in effect for July 21, 22 and 23, 2022 as a result of slow-moving coronal mass ejection (CME) coupled with negative polarity coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS).
On July 10, 2022, the Sun featured a gigantic solar prominence over the chromosphere, throwing a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space.
