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