Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Sort Refine results Categories Satellites Weather Climate Land Ocean Meteosat Metop Sentinel Tags ASCAT EPS AVHRR Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) OLCI SEVIRI Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sentinel-3 Africa NOAA Metop-A Metop-B Europe Asia SW Pacific North America, Central America & Caribbean Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS Pacific Ocean Date 2020 2019 2018 2017 2015 2014 2013 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 10 results Case study 01 October 2020 06:00 UTC-04 October 06:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Storms hit France in early October Europe was battered during the first October weekend in 2020, with extensive storms, extreme rainfall and flooding. Case study 24 September, 24 October 2019–8 November EUMETSAT Science Blog Active Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season 2019 saw a lot of cyclonic activity in the northern Indian Ocean, with five systems being generated. Case study 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. Case study May–September 2018 EUMETSAT Science Blog A summer of heatwaves and drought for many Summer 2018 in much of Europe was characterised by prolonged heatwaves, leading to droughts in some areas. Case study 12 September 2017 06:00 UTC–13 September 12:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Storm Aileen Overnight 12-13 Sept the first of the UK/Ireland named storms of the 2016/2017 season crossed the British Isles. Storm Aileen brought strong winds of up to 112 km/h (70 mph). Case study 19 and 20 November 2015 EUMETSAT Science Blog Polar low off the coast of northern Norway Two polar lows, which appeared off the coast of Norway in November 2015, could be identified using ASCAT winds and satellite imagery. Case study 28 October 2015 17:24 UTC–03 November 12:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Tropical Cyclone Chapala Tropical Cyclone Chapala was one of the strongest cyclones to ever hit Yemen. Case study 15 July 2014 01:00 UTC, 16 July 01:00 UTC, 18 July 02:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Typhoon Rammasun Tropical Storm Rammasun intensified into a typhoon on 14 July and made landfall on the Philippines the following day. On 17 July it intensified into a Super Typhoon as it headed towards China. Case study Jan–December 2014 EUMETSAT Science Blog Image Library top ten for 2014 A look at our most popular images and case studies from 2014. Case study 25 May 2013 04:41 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Record-breaking Hurricane Amanda When Hurricane Amanda reached category 4 strength on 25 May 2014 it was the strongest hurricane on record for the Pacific during the month of May.