North Atlantic storm patterns throw light on England's 1987 gale

Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 23:30 in Earth & Climate

The cyclone that brought about the devastating winds that battered the UK in the great storm of October 1987 was exceptional in both its strength and path across the south of the country. This is the finding of a new study which has analyzed the places where sting jets – an area that develops in some cyclones and causes strong surface winds – appear in the North Atlantic and how often they do so.

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