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 Weather Data Meteosat Tags Asia MSG SEVIRI Africa Europe Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS Date 2017 Date January February March May SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 4 results Case study 30 May 2017 00:00 UTC–4 June 12:00 UTC Dust outbreak in the Middle East and Africa In 2017, the first time after moving to IODC, Meteosat-8 spotted a significant dust event. Case study 17 March 2017 00:00 UTC–20 March 2017 08:00 UTC Multiple dust events over the Middle East Multiple dust events occurred over North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula in March 2017. Case study 4 February 2017 06:58 UTC, 08:00 UTC and 08:31 UTC Cold spell brings record low temperatures to Oman A cold outbreak over the Gulf of Persia led to record-low temperatures over Oman. Case study 1 February 2017 00:00 UTC–2 February 12:00 UTC Colour-changing dust cloud vortex Dust in northern Iraq shows different colours before and after circulation.