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May–September 2018
EUMETSAT Science Blog
Summer 2018 in much of Europe was characterised by prolonged heatwaves, leading to droughts in some areas.
January–December 2016
A look at our most popular case studies from 2016.
23 August 2010 00:00 UTC
Large smoke plumes from fires over Bolivia.
An overview of some of the more significant weather events of 2015, using satellite data, including data from Meteosat and Metop.
15 April 2019 16:00–23:15 UTC
Heat signatures from the fire that destroyed part of the historic Parisian cathedral Notre-Dame in April 2019 could be seen on satellite imagery.
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.