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 Weather Data Meteosat Tags Europe SNPP MSG SEVIRI Terra/Aqua MODIS VIIRS Date 2017 Date April July October November SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 5 results Case study 15 November 2017 12:00 UTC–19 November 09:00 UTC Medicane Numa over the Ionian Sea Numa was a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone, or Medicane, with the properties of a subtropical cyclone. Case study 15 October 2017 12:53 UTC–18 October 09:00 UTC Widespread wildfires in Portugal and Spain Smoke and flames from extensive wildfires in Portugal and Spain in mid-October 2017 could be clearly seen on satellite imagery. Case study 17 July 2017 03:00 UTC–18 July 00:59 UTC Fires in Croatia and Montenegro Fires raged along the Adriatic coast for days in mid-July 2017, causing major destruction in Croatia and Montenegro. Case study 11 July 2017 04:30 UTC–12 July 17:30 UTC Smoke plumes near Vesuvius On 11 July 2017 both Meteosat-10 and Suomi-NPP saw impressive smoke displays from the wildfires on the flanks of Vesuvius in Italy. Case study 7 April 2017 00:00 UTC–23:45 UTC Wave clouds along the south side of the Alps Orographic or wave clouds occurred in the lee of the Alps on 7 April 2017, under northerly winds.