Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Sort Refine results Categories Weather Meteosat Atmospheric composition Land Data Metop Sentinel Tags SEVIRI Africa Europe AVHRR GOME-2 MFG MSG MVIRI OLCI MTG Sentinel-3 Metop-C Metop-A Metop-B Asia Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS Atlantic Ocean Date 2022 2020 2019 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2011 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 40 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 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 18 December 2019 00:00 UTC Gravity waves off the Atlas Mountains Interesting orographic cloud waves formed over the Atlas Mountains, and wider, in mid-December. Case study 26 September 2019 15:30 UTC–27 September 15:30 UTC Record-breaking Hurricane Lorenzo Hurricane Lorenzo was the strongest hurricane to go so far north and east in the Atlantic. Case study 26 August 2019 16:12 UTC Thunderstorms and flooding in Spain Widespread thunderstorms caused severe flooding in parts of Spain. 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 10 July 2016 10:45–11:05 UTC and 18:00 UTC Low cloud vortices off coast of Morocco On 10 July a low cloud vortex was spotted off the northwest coast of Morocco. Case study 27 May 2016 15:00 UTC–8 June 15:00 UTC A stormy time for Europe The end of May and the beginning of June 2016 saw a particularly stormy period over Europe. 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. Load More
