Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Filter by Categories Satellites Atmospheric Composition Climate Land Ocean Weather Meteosat Metop Sentinel Tags ASCAT AVHRR GOME-2 Meteosat First Generation (MFG) Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) MVIRI OLCI SLSTR SRAL Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Africa NOAA EPS Europe Asia S America Himawari GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI AHI Polar SEVIRI Sentinel-3 Date 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 26 results Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending Sort Wednesday, 3 March 2021 16-28 February and 2-11 March 2021 EUMETSAT Science Blog Mount Etna very active in February & March 2021 Regular Etna eruptions observed in February 2021. Saturday, 18 April 2020 18 April 2020 00:00 UTC-22 April 23:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Extensive DIBS in the Deformation Zone In April 2020, pockmarked DIBS cloud, produced by a cyclone over the Mediterranean Sea, entered an elongated deformation zone - stretching from France to Turkey. Friday, 21 February 2020 22-27 February 2020, Various times EUMETSAT Science Blog Dust over the Canaries Record dense dust over the Canary Islands originates near the African coast. Monday, 20 January 2020 20 January 2020 10:00 UTC–21 January 14:00 UTC. 26 and 27 January 10:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Storm Gloria batters Spain and France Storm Gloria brought significant wind and rain to parts of Spain and France on 20 and 21 January 2020. Thursday, 26 September 2019 26 Sept 2019 15:30 UTC–27 Sept 15:30 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Record-breaking Hurricane Lorenzo Hurricane Lorenzo was the strongest hurricane on record to go so far north and east in the Atlantic Ocean, when it reached Category 5 status in September 2019. Saturday, 17 August 2019 17 August 2019 14:45 UTC–20 August 09:30 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Gran Canaria wildfires In August 2019 parts of Gran Canaria, one of Spain's Canary Islands, were devastated by two large wildfires. Friday, 21 June 2019 21 June 2019 05:00 UTC and 12:12 UTC and 27 June 11:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog June solstice 2019 The June solstice is the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. It took place at 15:54 UTC on 21 June. Saturday, 1 June 2019 June and July 2019 EUMETSAT Science Blog European heatwaves in Summer 2019 Maximum temperature records were broken in many parts of Europe in June and July 2019, due to a series of heatwaves. Saturday, 5 January 2019 05 and 06 January 2019 03:00–13:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Outflow of Indian winter smog over North Indian Ocean On 6 January 2019 Indian winter smog spread over the North Indian Ocean. Wednesday, 1 January 2020 January–December 2019 EUMETSAT Science Blog Image Library top ten for 2019 A look at our most popular case studies from 2019. Friday, 21 December 2018 21 December 2018 03:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog December solstice near the southern polar circle December solstice occurred in 2018 at 22:23 UTC on 21 December and could be 'seen' in satellite imagery. Friday, 19 October 2018 19 October 2018 03:00–14:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Isolated convective complex over the upper Persian/Arabian Gulf On 19 October 2018 a convective complex developed over open waters in the upper Persian/Arabian Gulf. Load More