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Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites.

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Monday, 12 January 2015

Jan–December 2014

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Image Library top ten for 2014

A look at our most popular images and case studies from 2014.

Saturday, 21 December 2013

21 December 22:27 UTC–22 December 2013 00:27 UTC

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Meteosat sunglint on Southern Ocean at solstice

The Southern Ocean waters reflect the sunlight specularly towards the satellite.

Meteosat sunglint on the Southern Ocean around solstice

Thursday, 12 December 2013

12 December 09:00 UTC—15 December 2013 11:00 UTC

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Snow storm hits the Middle East

Parts of the Middle East had their first major snow storm for many decades.

Thursday, 28 November 2013

28 November 2013 09:00–18:00 UTC

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Massive hailstorm over Gauteng, South Africa

Severe thunderstorms with golf ball size hail and flash floods hit Gauteng province of South Africa in late November.

Sunday, 3 November 2013

03 November 2013 07:00 - 18:30 UTC

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Rare hybrid solar eclipse

Meteosat-10 captures images at 15-minute intervals of the solar eclipse over Africa.

Thursday, 19 September 2013

19 September 2013 08:00—12:00 UTC

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Dust in the Free State (South Africa)

On 19 September 2013, between 08:30 UTC and 12:00 UTC, a dust storm was observed on the Dust RGB over the central part of South Africa, in the Province known as the Free State.

Tuesday, 3 September 2013

3 September 2013 12:30 UTC

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Large convective system develops over Tunisia

An upper level disturbance triggers the development of numerous thunderstorms over Algeria and Tunisia.

Wednesday, 14 August 2013

14 August 2013 06:00 UTC

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Early morning river valley fog over DR Congo

River valley fog frequently develops in the night-time and quickly dissolves in the morning hours.

Early morning river valley fog in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Tuesday, 28 May 2013

28 May 2013 06:00 UTC

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Dust outbreak over Mediterranean and SE Europe

Dust from North Africa, embedded in a frontal system, sweeps over the Eastern Mediterranean, from west to east.

Monday, 13 May 2013

13 May 2013 12:00 UTC

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Large dust storms over Sudan, Libya and the Middle East

On 13 May 2004, Meteosat-8 observed five major dust storms within a satellite field of view of about 1200 x 900 pixels.

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

24 April 2013 12:00 UTC

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Dust front over the Sahara

A dust front moved quickly across the Sahara and reached the Sahel after two days.

Thursday, 11 April 2013

11 April 2013 05:00 UTC

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Dust veil over the Arabian Sea

After heavy dust has been passing over the Emirates and Oman, a dust veil (pinkish colour) has spread over the northern parts of the Arabian Sea.

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