October 10, 2007

Met Office anniversary of the great storm of 1987

Speakers:
Dee Cotgrove, Head of Communications, Met Office
Ewen McCallum, Cheif Meteorologist, Met Office
Paul Davies, Chief Forecaster, Met Office

The Met Office held a briefing at the Science Media Centre on the anniversay of the devastating storm of 1987, which decimated large parts of the south-east of England. They discussed the storm from the perspective of the Met Office, as well as what changes have occured in forecasting since then and what the future might hold.