The weather pattern – which causes very high winds – was unknown in 1987 but now underpins every Met Office forecast When Danny Boyle featured weatherman Michael Fish's "no hurricane tonight" forecast in the Olympic Games opening ceremony, the failure of the Met Office to predict the Great Storm of 1987 was recognised as a significant British event. In fact, the Met Office had forecast the storm – 25 years ago, on the night of October 15-16 – but had massively underes...
Sting jet technology means no more hurricane mishaps for Michael Fish
The Guardian - 16 Oct 2012 10:00
The weather pattern – which causes very high winds – was unknown in 1987 but now underpins every Met Office forecast When Danny Boyle featured weatherman Michael Fish's "no hurricane tonight" forecast in the Olympic Games opening ceremony, the failure of the Met Office to predict the Great Storm of 1987 was recognised as a significant British event. In fact, the Met Office had forecast the storm – 25 years ago, on the night of October 15-16 – but had massively underes...
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