Image of the week

Image of the week: Global weather from space

This week’s image of the week is of the Earth as seen from the vantage point of geostationary weather satellites 36,000km above our planet.

Image of the week: Typhoon Man-yi

Typhoon Man-yi passed over the Philippines bringing heavy rain, strong winds (up to 185 kmh) and tidal surges.

Image of the week: Indonesian volcano erupts

The extensive ash cloud from the volcanic eruption led to several international airlines cancelling flights to the nearby island of Bali, leaving people stuck at the airport.

Image of the week: Hurricane Rafael

Hurricane Rafael brought very strong winds (>185 kmh) and heavy rainfall as it passed over Cuba.

Image of the week: Baltic Sea phytoplankton bloom

This week’s image shows phytoplankton blooms in the Baltic Sea, near the island of Gotland.

Image of the week: Storm Ashley

This week’s image of the week is of Storm Ashley.

Image of the week: North Sea phytoplankton bloom

The area of cyan colour is most likely caused by coccolithophores, which are microscopic single-celled plant-like organisms that live in large numbers throughout the upper layers of the ocean.&nbsp

Image of the week: EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference 2024

This week’s image of the week is of the more than 500 participants of the EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference.

Image of the week: Saharan dust over the Atlantic Ocean

This week’s image of the week is of Saharan dust moving west out over the Atlantic Ocean.

Image of the week: the autumn equinox

The equinox in the northern hemisphere happens twice a year, around 22 September (autumn equinox) and 20 March (spring equinox).

Image of the week: EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa 2024

This week’s image of the week is of Africa as seen from the vantage point of our Meteosat-11 geostationary weather satellite 36,000km above our planet.