Storms

Hurricanes are one of the forces of nature that can be tracked only by satellites, providing up-to-date imagery so that authorities know when to take precautionary measures. Satellites deliver information on a storm’s extent, wind speed and path, and on key features such as cloud thickness, temperature, and water and ice content. This Copernicus Sentinel-3 image shows the Vaia storm that ravaged large areas of forest in Trentino, Alto Adige, Veneto, Lombardy, and Friuli Venezia Giulia in October 2018.