Image of the week: Swirling cloud patterns near the Canary islands Craig MacDonald Tue, 10/03/2026 - 14:32
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Image of the week: Swirling cloud patterns near the Canary islands
Watching our Earth from space
This week’s image of the week focuses on wave-like cloud swirls southwest of the Canary islands. The image was captured by the Meteosat-12 satellite in geostationary orbit, 36,000km above the Earth.
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The cloud patterns are known as von Kármán Vortices and are formed over the ocean when islands disrupt the wind flow. The strength of the wind affects the patterns of the swirls.
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