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EUMETSAT Science Blog
Summer 2018 in much of Europe was characterised by prolonged heatwaves, leading to droughts in some areas.
19 and 20 November 2015
Two polar lows, which appeared off the coast of Norway in November 2015, could be identified using ASCAT winds and satellite imagery.
19 June 2008 00:00 UTC
The Inter-tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) seen in ASCAT wind measurements in June 2008.
June and July 2019
Maximum temperature records were broken in many parts of Europe in June and July 2019, due to a series of heatwaves.
23 February 2021 14:00 UTC-24 February 00:00 UTC
Etesian winds spotted in the solar spectrum in Feb 2021.
Period June–July 2016 and 2017
Following an extremely dry spring causing a drought, parts of Italy suffered from water shortages in 2017.
1 September 2008 00:00 UTC
The 2008 hurricane season: Ike follows close on the heels of Gustav and Hanna.
16 September 2020 00:00 UTC–18 September 21:00 UTC
Tropical storm-like cyclone causing storms, severe wind and high seas over Ionian Sea, September 2020.