Image of the week

Image of the week: Satellites monitored 24/7

While most people are off for the holidays, the mission control team at EUMETSAT is continuing on with their work around the clock.

Image of the week: Happy birthday Meteosat-12

On 13 December 2022, Meteosat-12 (formerly known as MTG-I1) took to the skies.

Image of the week: Meteosat-12 - watching our weather

Meteosat-12 became fully operational today, and the satellite has been renamed from MTG-I1 to mark the occasion.

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