Case studies

Arctic Sea Ice Minimum 2020

In September 2020 the Arctic sea ice extent shrunk to the second lowest in the 42-year satellite record.

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 - stretching from France to Turkey.

Retour d’est or extended Bora flow along Po Valley

Retour d’est along Po Valley in satellite imagery in April 2020.

Dust lifted from a dry Patagonian lake reaches the South Atlantic

Dust that lifted from a dry Patagonian lake and reached the Atlantic could be seen on various satellite images in March 2020.

Dust over the Canaries

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

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.

Short but massive eruption of volcano Taal

Volcano Taal, on Luzon Island in the Philippines, erupted for some hours on 12 and 13 January 2020.