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Description: | The Great Storm of 1987 took nearly everyone by surprise. The storm was of enormous intensity, but most of the damage resulted from a lack of readiness to deal with such a disaster. BBC weather forecaster Michael Fish famously advised the public that there would not be a hurricane. Once it became apparent that this was not the case, it was too late for some to make adequate provisions, and 23 people died. As a result of the disaster the government took steps to improve its weather forecasting and disaster prevention systems. This photo was taken in the flooded aftermath in South End Green, near Hampstead Heath in Northwest London. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Hampstead Museum | Rights holder: | Nigel Sutton | Subjects: | Environment | Temporal: | 1987 | Source: | Burgh House and Hampstead Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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