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 Satellites Atmospheric Composition Weather Meteosat Metop Tags Europe AVHRR Meteosat First Generation (MFG) Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) MHS MVIRI SEVIRI EPS Asia SNPP VIIRS Date 2015 Date April June July August December SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 11 results Thursday, 31 December 2015 2015 EUMETSAT Science Blog 2015 - warm, dry but stormy year An overview of some of the more significant weather events of 2015, using satellite data, including data from Meteosat and Metop. Saturday, 19 December 2015 19 December 2015 07:00 UTC–20 December 04:30 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Fires devastate parts of Asturias and Cantabria Northern regions of Asturias and Cantabria in Spain were ravaged by hundreds of fires in December. Friday, 4 December 2015 04 December 2015 00:00 UTC–05 December 23:59 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Storm Desmond Meteosat-10 imagery showing the rapid development of Storm Desmond, which battered parts of the UK in early December. Tuesday, 11 August 2015 11 August 2015 09:12–18:12 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Flash flood in Calabria Deep convection led to flash flooding in Calabria on 11 August. Thursday, 6 August 2015 6 Aug 2015 09:12 UTC–11 Aug 12:12 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Fires in the Iberian peninsula Due to the hot summer and consequent dry soil, there were a number of fires in the Iberian peninsula, on 6-11 August. Friday, 17 July 2015 17 July 2015 05:00–15:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Wildfires in Greece In the night of 16/17 July wildfires broke out in the extreme south-eastern corner of the Peloponnese peninsula. Wednesday, 1 July 2015 July, August and September 2015 EUMETSAT Science Blog European heatwaves lead to droughts Recurring heatwaves caused droughts in parts of Central Europe in summer 2015. Tuesday, 23 June 2015 23 June 2015 21:20 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Midsummer fires Large Midsummer fires in Spain, on the evening of 23 June, were detected by Metop-A's 3.7µm channel. Saturday, 13 June 2015 13 June 2015 21:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Smoke from Canadian fires seen over Europe On 13 June smoke from wildfires in Canada travelled over parts of Northern Europe. Saturday, 13 June 2015 13 June 2015 13:00 UTC–14 June 02:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Devastating floods in Georgia Severe floods occurred in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, on 14 June after very heavy rainfall. Thursday, 30 April 2015 30 April 2015 19:54 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Traditional Beltane fires seen by Metop Hotspots from balefires in parts of Europe could be seen on the Metop image from 30 April.
