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 Satellites Land Weather Data Meteosat Metop Tags SEVIRI Africa Terra/Aqua AVHRR GOME-2 Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) Third Party Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Metop-C Metop-A Metop-B EPS Europe Asia SW Pacific S America Himawari GOES SNPP MODIS VIIRS Date 2022 2021 2019 2018 2015 2011 2010 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 19 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 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 29 March 2018 00:00–21:00 UTC Sharp dust boundary over northern Africa A sharp dust boundary formed in March 2018, after the clash of a dry and dusty Saharan air mass with a moist tropical air mass. Case study 12 January 2015 11:30 UTC Large dust cloud over the Canary Islands Around the 12 January, a high layer of dust moved from north-western Africa covering the area around the Canary Islands, impacting visibility. Case study 4 June-1 July 2011 Chilean volcanic eruption Meteosat-9 observes Chilean volcanic eruption. Case study 18 March 2010 00:00 UTC Continental-scale dust outbreak over Africa According to the NASA Earth Observatory, March 2010 was a spectacular month for dust outbreaks. Case study 5 May 2008 00:00 UTC Eruption of the Chaitén volcano in Chile On 2 May 2008 an old volcanic caldera erupted close to the coastal town of Chaitén in southern Chile. Case study 23 March 2008 00:00 UTC Forecasting coloured rain in Bulgaria Forecasting coloured rain in Bulgaria in March 2008. Case study 30 September 2007 00:00 UTC Eruption of Jebel Al-Tair in the Red Sea After 124 years dormant, the Jebel Al-Tair volcano erupted throwing lava and ash hundreds of metres into the air. Case study 5 April 2007 00:00 UTC Severe thunderstorm in polluted air over Burkina Faso On 5 April an isolated thunderstorm developed rapidly southwest of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Case study 29 November 2006 00:00 UTC New eruption of Mount Nyamuragira On 27 November Nyamuragira volcano erupted. Load More
