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 Metop Tags MSG Africa Europe AVHRR GOME-2 SEVIRI Third Party MTG Metop-C NOAA Metop-A Metop-B Asia GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS Atlantic Ocean Date 2022 2021 2020 2019 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2011 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 29 results Case study 21-26 April and 4-5 May 2022 Springtime dust outbreaks During late April and early May 2022 numerous dust outbreaks affected the Mediterranean basin area. Case study 15 February 2021 07:00 UTC-19 February 08:00 UTC Large dust plume ejecting off west Africa Saharan dust heading for Europe in Feb 2021; second major dust outbreak of the season. Case study 5 February 2021 09:00 UTC-7 February 11:00 UTC Meteosat-11 captures plume of Saharan dust On 5-6 February 2021, a massive amount of Saharan dust was advected across the Mediterranean Sea into central Europe. Case study 23 March 2020 04:00 UTC–27 March 18:00 UTC Aralkum Desert dust pollutes air in south-east Europe High values of particulate matterwere recorded in many places across South-East Europe. Case study 22 April 2019 12:00 UTC, 23 April 06:00–12:30 UTC, 24 April 06:00 UTC Dust over Europe Two dust clouds, one from northern Africa and one from Central Europe, travelled north towards Iceland and Greenland in late April 2019. Case study 19 January 2017 12:00 UTC January 2017: freezing temperatures and snow in Central and Southern Europe Freezing temperatures and snow hit Central and Southern Europe in January 2017. Case study 18 July 00:12 UTC–20 July 2016 12:42 UTC Red rain over Spain Southern Spain had muddy rain (also called red rain or rain dust) as a result of convection on 20 July. Case study 1 and 2 April 2016 12:00 UTC and 01:50 UTC Saharan dust causes temperature drop Some areas of Europe saw a significant drop in temperatures on 1 April 2016 due to a large cloud of Saharan dust. Case study 18 February 2016 12:00 UTC–22 February 00:00 UTC Unusual heavy snowfalls in the Canary Islands The snow started to fall on 18 February and continued to fall on 19 and 20 February. Case study 6 September 2015 06:00 UTC—10 September 06:00 UTC Large dust cloud over the Middle East Parts of the Middle East shrouded in a persistent dust cloud in early September 2015. Case study 10 February 2015 06:00 UTC–13 February 12:00 UTC Large sandstorm covers swathes of the Middle East A sandstorm, with winds reaching 100 km/h, caused widespread disruption across the Middle East in early February. Case study 31 January 2015 13:00 UTC–1 February 06:00 UTC Dust travels from Algeria to the Black Sea In late January/early February a large dust plume swept north east from Africa and over the Mediterranean Sea. Load More
