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 Meteosat Satellites Land Weather Metop Tags Africa GOME-2 Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) SEVIRI EPS Europe Asia Terra/Aqua MODIS Date 2007 Date February March April June August September SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 9 results Sunday, 30 September 2007 30 September 2007 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Eruption of Jebel Al-Tair in the Red Sea After 124 years dormant, the Jebel Al-Tair volcano erupted throwing lava and ash hundreds of metres into the air. Wednesday, 8 August 2007 08 August 2007 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog West African monsoon crosses the Sahara desert This year, in Africa, the summer storms of the long rains have been notable. Tuesday, 26 June 2007 26 June 2007 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Major transport of desert dust Westward transport of desert dust from Africa to the Caribbean and Amazon Region is a rather well documented and a frequent feature of the subtropical circulation. Monday, 30 April 2007 30 April 2007 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Dust outflow boundary over Sudan The MSG image below shows a large night-time dust squall (also called haboob, from the Arabic word 'haboob' meaning strong wind) over Sudan on 29 April 2007, which is rather early for the convective season (which normally starts in May). Saturday, 7 April 2007 07 April 2007 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog New eruption of Mount Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion In April 2007, the Piton de la Fournaise volcano in eastern Reunion, a French overseas department, was erupting for more than a week. Thursday, 5 April 2007 05 April 2007 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Severe thunderstorm in polluted air over Burkina Faso Around 11:00 UTC on 5 April an isolated thunderstorm developed rapidly southwest of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Friday, 9 March 2007 09 March 2007 12:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Large dust fan over northwest Africa Cyclone over Tunisia and the related cold air outbreak. Thursday, 8 March 2007 09 March 2007 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Clouds spreading from Mount Etna The image below shows a close-up of a frontal cloud system related to a cyclone over Tunisia. Wednesday, 21 February 2007 22 February 2007 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Large dust swirl over Algeria The images below show a large-scale dust cloud over Northern Africa caused by a cold air outbreak.
