Image of the week

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.

Image of the week: The Caspian Sea

This week’s image of the week is of the southern Caspian Sea and was captured by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 7 September 2024.

Image of the week: Amazonian wildfires

The Amazon is experiencing record-breaking numbers of fires in 2024, exacerbated by dry

Image of the week: Sundhnúkur eruption

This week’s image of the week is of the recent volcanic eruption from the Sundhnúkur crater row, in Iceland.

Image of the week: Hurricane Ernesto

This week’s image of the week is of Hurricane Ernesto.

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: Amazon fires

This week’s image of the week is of the many fires that are affecting the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

Image of the week: Canadian wildfires

This week’s image of the week is of the many wildfires that have been affecting Canada’s Northwest Territories.

Image of the week: The Galápagos Islands on a clear day

This week’s image of the week is of the Galápagos Islands.

Image of the week: Lightning Imager’s data debut in time for storm season

Lightning activity from the 6 to the 8 July 2024.