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28-29 July 2021
In summer 2021 Russia saw unprecedented widespread wildfires ravage large swathes of Siberia.
20 October 2013 23:40 UTC
The smoke plumes from the wildfires visible from Metop-A.
17 June 2012 17:11 UTC
Fires in Colorado as seen by Metop-A on 17 June, combining the day orbit image, showing the blue-grey smoke plume, and the subsequent night overpass image, showing hot spots from red to yellow.
7 February 2009 00:00 UTC
On 7 February, the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 (GOME-2) instrument on Metop-A, observed the smoke plume of the Australian wildfires.
25 June 2013 11:00 UTC
On 25 June 2013, smoke from the large wildfires in Colorado (USA) reached Europe. This was seen in the GOME-2 and OMI aerosol images, processed at KNMI.
May–September 2018
Summer 2018 in much of Europe was characterised by prolonged heatwaves, leading to droughts in some areas.
22 October 2007 00:00 UTC
The October 2007 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that began burning across Southern California.
15 July–18 August 2019
Huge fires in the Arctic and Siberia during summer 2019, were seen by the Sentinel-3 and Metop satellites.
January–December 2018
A look at our most popular case studies from 2018
15 August-22 September 2020
Data from multiple satellites used to investigate the atmospheric impact of the extensive 2020 California fires.
January–December 2016
A look at our most popular case studies from 2016.
2006-2021
Looking back at some of the memorable weather and environmental events Metop-A has captured over the years.