Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Sort Refine results Categories Atmospheric composition Land Data Ocean Weather Meteosat Metop Sentinel Jason Tags ASCAT AVHRR GOME-2 MFG MSG MHS MVIRI OLCI SEVIRI SLSTR Third Party MTG Sentinel-3 Sentinel-6 Africa Altimeters Copernicus Metop-C NOAA Metop-A Metop-B Metop Europe Asia SW Pacific North America, Central America & Caribbean S America Himawari GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI AHI Pacific Ocean Date 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2001 1991 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 64 results Case study July-August 2022 Summer 2022: exceptional wildfire season in Europe In July and August 2022, significant fire events took place in France, Portugal and Spain. Case study 15-22 March 2022 Widespread dust intrusion across Europe Continental-wide plume of Saharan dust across Europe in March 2022. Case study 13 January 2022 15:00-23:50 UTC and 14 January 04:51 UTC-17 January 04:30 UTC Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai major eruptions In January 2022 the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai in the Pacific Ocean erupted a number of times. Case study 8 August 2021 08:25-10:25 UTC Smoke and burned areas from Greek fires Smoke and burned area scars from the Greek wildfires in Aug 2021 seen in satellite imagery. Case study 28-29 July 2021 Large smoke plume from wildfires in Russia In summer 2021 Russia saw unprecedented widespread wildfires ravage large swathes of Siberia. Case study 26 July-2 August 2021 Widespread smoke from Turkish fires In summer 2021 parts of the Mediterranean Sea were shrouded in smoke from wildfires along Turkey's coast. Case study 10-17 July 2021 Devastating floods in western Europe Catastrophic floods hit Germany, Belgium and parts of West Europe mid July 2021. Case study 15 June 2021 14:56 UTC Strong dust devil in heated Rhine valley Strong wind vortex in heated Rhine valley in June 2021. Case study 14 April 00:00-07:00 UTC Geldingadalir eruptions affect cloud microphysics Altered cloud microphysical structure above Geldingadalir eruptions, April 2021. Case study 12 September 2020 11:37-13:07 UTC Smoke from California fires above Europe Smoke from California fires seen in the NOAA-20 VIIRS 1.38 micron band. Case study 8 September 2020 02:00 UTC-9 September 21:00 UTC, and 21 October 21:00 UTC Catastrophic fires in Oregon and California In early September 2020, unusually high winds and continued dry weather caused the rapid expansion of multiple wildfires in Oregon. Case study 1 June 2019 02:00–5 June 12:00 UTC Extensive smoke from Canadian wildfires Smoke from wildfires in Alberta, Canada travelled as far as parts of Europe and Russia. Load More
