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 Ocean Weather Data Meteosat Metop Sentinel Tags SW Pacific AVHRR GOME-2 MFG MSG MVIRI SEVIRI SLSTR MTG Sentinel-3 Africa Metop-A Metop-B Metop Europe Asia S America Himawari GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI AHI Date 2020 2018 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2009 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 15 results Case study 12 January 2020 07:00 UTC–13 January 15:00 UTC Short but massive eruption of volcano Taal Volcano Taal, on Luzon Island in the Philippines, erupted for some hours in January 2020. Case study 22 September 2018 04:00 UTC–26 September 05:00 UTC Eruption of Krakatoa viewed under clear skies On 22-26 September 2018 there was a rare opportunity to see an eruption from the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa under clear skies. Case study 19 February 2018 00:00–19:00 UTC Violent blast from Sinabung volcano Ash plumes from the eruption of the Indonesian volcano Sinabung could be seen in satellite imagery on 19 February 2018. Case study 22 January 2018 00:00 UTC–24 January 06:00 UTC Eruption of Mount Mayon The ongoing eruption of Mount Mayon in the Philippines, during January 2018 could be seen on satellite imagery. Case study 2 November 2015 06:00 UTC–9 November 12:10 UTC Eruption of volcano Rinjani The Indonesian volcano Rinjani erupted in October, but from 2 November activity intensified. Case study 23 October 2015 03:00 UTC Severe haze over Asia Haze from Indonesian forest fires spread across large parts of Asia in October. Case study 3 August 2014 00:50 UTC Super Typhoon Halong In early August Typhoon Halong became the third super typhoon of 2014 in the Western Pacific basin. Case study 30 May 2014 13:23 UTC Eruption of Sangeang Api volcano There were a series of spectacular eruptions from the Indonesian volcano Sangeang Api at the end of the May. Case study 9 February 2014 23:19 UTC and 11 February 2014 11:39 UTC. Smoke from city-sized fire in Australia A large smoke plume from massive bushfires in Australia was clearly seen by Metop-A. Case study 13 February 2014 17:30 UTC Kelut volcano eruption On 13 February the Indonesian volcano Kelut exploded with a powerful eruption which was seen by a number of satellites. Case study 20 October 2013 23:40 UTC Wildfires in New South Wales The smoke plumes from the wildfires visible from Metop-A. Case study Jan–December 2013 2013 in pictures Some of the top images from 2013. Load More