Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Sort Refine results Categories Satellites Meteosat Atmospheric Composition Climate Land Ocean Weather Data Metop Sentinel Jason Tags AMSU ASCAT AVHRR GOME-2 Jason-2 Jason-3 Meteosat First Generation (MFG) Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) MHS MVIRI OLCI SEVIRI SLSTR SRAL Third Party Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sentinel-3 Africa Altimeters Copernicus IASI Metop-C NOAA Metop-A Metop-B EPS Europe Asia SW Pacific North America, Central America & Caribbean S America Himawari GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI AHI Polar Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Climate Use Cases Date 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2008 2005 2004 2002 1968 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 422 results Case study 25 December 2020 00:00 UTC-2 January 2021 09:00 UTC Chalane crosses southern African subcontinent Tropical Storm Chalane landfall in Madagascar and Mozambique in December 2020 then crossed the entire South African subcontinent. Case study 4 December 2020 00:00 UTC-10 December 09:00 UTC Nearly-record snowfall in the western Alps Winter 2020 started with more than 2 m snow in the Alps and an extreme amount of rain. Case study 11 November 2020 09:00 UTC-13 November 09:30 UTC Subtropical Storm Theta Subtropical storm Theta formed in the Atlantic Ocean early morning 10 November 2020. Case study 1 June-30 November 2020 End of a busy 2020 Atlantic hurricane season The 2020 North Atlantic hurricane season was record-breaking, with 30 named tropical storms. Case study 01 October 2020 06:00 UTC-04 October 06:00 UTC Storms hit France in early October Europe was battered during the first October weekend in 2020, with extensive storms, extreme rainfall and flooding. Case study 23 July 2020 20:00 UTC–25 July 00:00 UTC Urban flash flood in Zagreb Extreme rainfall on the evening of 24 July 2020 left the Croatia capital Zagreb under water. Case study 21 June 2020, 00:00–12:00 UTC Annular solar eclipse on solstice During the 2020 June solstice the shadow of the Moon, travelling from west to east, appeared in the images of three geostationary satellites. Case study 20 June 2020 Cancer solstice 2020 The Cancer solstice, with the Sun directly over the Tropic of Cancer, took place in 2020 on 20 June at 21:43 UTC. Case study 5 June 2020 00:00 UTC–26 June 21:00 UTC Exceptional Saharan dust transport over the Atlantic In June 2020 large amounts of Saharan dust travelled all the way to the Caribbean and the US. Case study 18 May 2020 05:00 UTC–20 May 10:00 UTC Super Tropical Cyclone Amphan in Bay of Bengal Low pressure area that formed on 13 May 2020 intensified into a Super Tropical Cyclone Amphan on 18 May. Case study 18 April 2020 00:00 UTC-22 April 23:00 UTC Extensive DIBS in the Deformation Zone In April 2020, pockmarked DIBS cloud, produced by a cyclone over the Mediterranean Sea, entered an elongated deformation zone. Case study 30 March 2020 09:00 UTC Cold spell in Europe In Europe, March 2020 ended with a cold spell, due to a strong cold air outbreak from the north. Load More