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<br /><br />Satellite imagery credits<br /><br />SNPP (NOAA) - Arctic sea ice<br />Meteosat (EUMETSAT) - Saudi Arabian Dust & Storm Desmond<br />MTSAT (JMA) - Typhoon Dujuan<br />NASA Blue marble - Storm Desmond