We take a look at five major weather events from across the earth, as they were seen by orbiting satellites. You can learn more about how the Met Office uses satellites to help create weather forecasts here: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/first-steps/observations/satellites
Satellite imagery credits
SNPP (NOAA) - Arctic sea ice Meteosat (EUMETSAT) - Saudi Arabian Dust & Storm Desmond MTSAT (JMA) - Typhoon Dujuan NASA Blue marble - Storm Desmond
