Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Sort Refine results Categories Land Data Atmospheric composition Ocean Weather Meteosat Metop Sentinel Tags MSG SEVIRI Sentinel-3 ASCAT GOME-2 OLCI SLSTR MTG Africa Copernicus Metop-C Metop-B Metop Europe Asia GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI Date 2022 2019 2018 2017 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 9 results Case study 1-19 July 2022 Heatwaves across Western Europe Widespread heatwaves and wildfire outbreaks across west Europe and UK in mid-July 2022. Case study 15-22 March 2022 Widespread dust intrusion across Europe Continental-wide plume of Saharan dust across Europe in March 2022. Case study Spring flooding of north Italian rice fields In spring in northern Italy to aid rice cultivation, rice fields are flooded, which can be seen in satellite imagery. Case study 17 August 2019 14:45 UTC–20 August 09:30 UTC Gran Canaria wildfires In August 2019 parts of Gran Canaria, one of Spain's Canary Islands, were devastated by two large wildfires. Case study June and July 2019 European heatwaves in summer 2019 Maximum temperature records were broken in many parts of Europe, due to heatwaves. Case study 25 April 2018 00:00–23:00 UTC Sea-ice melt water spills into Labrador Current Ice melt along the Labrador coast resulted in freshwater water spill over the Labrador Current in April 2018. Case study 7 March 2018 02:00–13:00 UTC Sentinel-3 'sees' black smoke from ship fire In early March 2018 Sentinel-3 'saw' black smoke from a container ship fire, thanks to sunglint from the ocean surface. Case study 18 July 2017 09:00–17:00 UTC Severe flooding in Cornwall The Coverack in West Cornwall was badly damaged by flooding after a storm brought torrential rain to the area on 18 July 2017. Case study 18 June 2017 06:00–19:00 UTC and 19 June 06:00 UTC Devastating wildfires in Portugal Hot spots and smoke from a deadly, widespread forest fire in central Portugal.
