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 Data Land Weather Meteosat Metop Tags Europe Terra/Aqua AVHRR GOME-2 MSG SEVIRI Third Party MTG Africa Metop-C NOAA Metop-B Asia SNPP MODIS VIIRS Date 2022 2021 2019 2017 2011 2009 2008 2006 2005 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 13 results Case study 21-26 April and 4-5 May 2022 Springtime dust outbreaks During late April and early May 2022 numerous dust outbreaks affected the Mediterranean basin area. Case study 5 February 2021 09:00 UTC-7 February 11:00 UTC Meteosat-11 captures plume of Saharan dust On 5-6 February 2021, a massive amount of Saharan dust was advected across the Mediterranean Sea into central Europe. Case study 16 January 2021 10:00 UTC-17 January 09:00 UTC Snow-covered Europe Snow covered many parts of Europe in January 2021. Case study 8 January 2021 09:00 UTC-11 January 13:00 UTC Heavy snow in parts of Spain Parts of central Spain saw their heaviest snowfalls in decades in January 2021. Case study 22 April 2019 12:00 UTC, 23 April 06:00–12:30 UTC, 24 April 06:00 UTC Dust over Europe Two dust clouds, one from northern Africa and one from Central Europe, travelled north towards Iceland and Greenland in late April 2019. Case study 17 July 2017 03:00 UTC–18 July 00:59 UTC Fires in Croatia and Montenegro Fires raged along the Adriatic coast for days in mid-July 2017, causing major destruction in Croatia and Montenegro. Case study 21 January 2011 00:00 UTC Pollution causes cloud-free gaps in clouds Elongated cloud-free gaps in stratus clouds caused by industrial air pollution. Case study 23 August 2009 01:00 UTC Wild fires threaten the city of Athens Heavy wildfires raged through Greece for several days from 21 August onward. Case study 17 September 2008 00:00 UTC Remarkable dust cloud over Iceland Winds from ex-hurricane Ike gives rise to a remarkable dust cloud over Iceland. Case study 23 March 2008 00:00 UTC Forecasting coloured rain in Bulgaria Forecasting coloured rain in Bulgaria in March 2008. Case study 9 May 2006 00:00 UTC Smoke/pollen plume over Europe and North Atlantic Smoke/pollen plume over Europe and the Northern Atlantic. Case study 24 February 2006 00:00 UTC Dust storm over north Africa & eastern Med Dust storm over northern Africa and the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Load More
