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 Land Ocean Weather Metop Sentinel Tags SEVIRI Sentinel-3 ASCAT AVHRR Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) OLCI SLSTR SRAL Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Africa Altimeters Copernicus NOAA Metop-A Metop-B EPS Europe Asia GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI Date 2020 2019 2018 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 9 results 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 22-27 February 2020, Various times Dust over the Canaries Record dense dust over the Canary Islands originates near the African coast. Case study 20 January 2020 10:00 UTC–21 January 14:00 UTC. 26 and 27 January 10:00 UTC Storm Gloria batters Spain and France Storm Gloria brought significant wind and rain to parts of Spain and France on 20 and 21 January 2020. Case study 26 Sept 2019 15:30 UTC–27 Sept 15:30 UTC Record-breaking Hurricane Lorenzo Hurricane Lorenzo was the strongest hurricane on record to go so far north and east in the Atlantic Ocean, when it reached Category 5 status in September 2019. Case study 17 August 2019 14:45 UTC–20 August 09:30 UTC Gran Canaria wildfires In August 2019 parts of Gran Canaria, one of Spain's Canary Islands, were devastated by two large wildfires. Case study 21 June 2019 05:00 UTC and 12:12 UTC and 27 June 11:00 UTC June solstice 2019 The June solstice is the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. It took place at 15:54 UTC on 21 June. Case study June and July 2019 European heatwaves in summer 2019 Maximum temperature records were broken in many parts of Europe in June and July 2019, due to a series of heatwaves. Case study 5 and 6 January 2019 03:00–13:00 UTC Outflow of winter smog over north Indian Ocean On 6 January 2019 Indian winter smog spread over the north Indian Ocean. Case study 6 October 2018 06:00 UTC–14 October 18:00 UTC Lifecycle of Tropical Cyclone Luban Life cycle of tropical storm over the Arabian Sea in October 2018.