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Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites.

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Thursday, 15 April 2021

14 April 00:00-07:00 UTC

EUMETSAT Science Blog

Geldingadalir eruptions affect cloud microphysics

Altered cloud microphysical structure above Geldingadalir eruptions, April 2021.

Saturday, 20 June 2020

20 June 2020

EUMETSAT Science Blog

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.

Friday, 5 June 2020

5 June 2020 00:00 UTC–26 June 21:00 UTC

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Exceptional Saharan dust transport over the Atlantic Ocean

In June 2020 large amounts of Saharan dust, declared by the media as an "historic Saharan dust plume", travelled on easterly trade winds all the way to the Caribbean and south-eastern parts of the continental US.

Monday, 24 February 2020

24 Feb 2020 15:00 UTC and 25 Feb 13:00–23:45 UTC

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Dusty Dry Conveyor Belt

The Dry Conveyor Belt (DCB) is usually free of clouds in the mid and higher levels, so barely traceable on solar imagery, but in February 2020 it could be seen due to dust transport.

Friday, 21 February 2020

22-27 February 2020, Various times

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Dust over the Canaries

Record dense dust over the Canary Islands originates near the African coast.

Friday, 21 June 2019

21 June 2019 05:00 UTC and 12:12 UTC and 27 June 11:00 UTC

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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.

Sunday, 9 June 2019

9–19 June 2019, Various times

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Strong winds, heavy rain and floods in Uruguay

Torrential rain hit central Uruguay in June 2019, causing serious flooding.

Sunday, 24 March 2019

24 March 2019 11:00 UTC–25 March 10:00 UTC

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Rare Tropical Storm in the South Atlantic basin

In late March 2019 a rare tropical storm formed in the South Atlantic basin, off the coast of Brazil.

Saturday, 9 March 2019

10 March 2019 00:00 UTC–11 March 09:00 UTC

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Large Dust Fan (Spanish Dancer) over West Africa

A cyclone over Algeria pushes cold air southward over West Africa, causing a synoptic scale dust outbreak, in early March 2019.

Friday, 21 December 2018

21 December 2018 03:00 UTC

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December solstice near the southern polar circle

December solstice occurred in 2018 at 22:23 UTC on 21 December and could be 'seen' in satellite imagery.

Thursday, 30 August 2018

30 August 2018 12:00 UTC–17 September 23:00 UTC

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Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence was the first major hurricane of the 2018 North Atlantic hurricane season and caused major devastation when it hit the US east coast in mid-September.