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 Atmospheric composition Weather Data Meteosat Metop Tags Europe AVHRR MFG MSG MHS MVIRI SEVIRI Metop-A Asia SNPP VIIRS Date 2015 Date April June July August December SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 8 results Case study 2015 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. Case study 4 December 2015 00:00 UTC–5 December 23:59 UTC Storm Desmond Meteosat-10 imagery showing the rapid development of Storm Desmond, which battered parts of the UK in early December. Case study 11 August 2015 09:12–18:12 UTC Flash flood in Calabria Deep convection led to flash flooding in Calabria on 11 August. Case study 17 July 2015 05:00–15:00 UTC Wildfires in Greece In the night of 16/17 July wildfires broke out in the extreme south-eastern corner of the Peloponnese peninsula. Case study July, August and September 2015 European heatwaves lead to droughts Recurring heatwaves caused droughts in parts of Central Europe in summer 2015. Case study 13 June 2015 21:00 UTC Smoke from Canadian fires seen over Europe On 13 June smoke from wildfires in Canada travelled over parts of Northern Europe. Case study 13 June 2015 13:00 UTC–14 June 02:00 UTC Devastating floods in Georgia Severe floods occurred in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, on 14 June after very heavy rainfall. Case study 30 April 2015 19:54 UTC Traditional Beltane fires seen by Metop Hotspots from balefires in parts of Europe could be seen on the Metop image from 30 April.