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| Subject: | Re: Devon Thunder |
| From: | "Martin Rowley" |
| Posting date: | 04-07-2008 |
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"Dawlish" wrote...
> Neither am I happy at the
> difference in the warnings issued by the Environment Agency and the
> MetO. In the instance of the risk of flooding this weekend, in the
> SW,
> the two should be working completely hand-in-hand and they are not.
> A
> lack of mention of possible coastal flooding on the MetO site is a
> poor omission for people who will be logging on to see the possible
> effects of that possible hazardous combination of weather and spring
> tides.
... this has been a long-standing problem and one that I know from
first-hand, (bitter!) experience, that the Met Office are keen to
address. The recent changes following the Pitt report should help move
in this direction. In my view, we need a jointly staffed, jointly
funded 'Hydrometeorological' unit, nested within either the MO or EA.
Indeed, I distinctly remember many years ago (probably as far back as
the late 1960s), that when the subject of where the Meteorological
Office should 'live' (in terms of UK government control), it was
suggested that a move from MoD to the (then) Department of the
Environment (now DEFRA) would be best ... perhaps this might happen?
see these for other agencies' ideas:....
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/html/about2.shtml
[NOAA]
http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/
[BoM .. currently being reviewed I understand]
Martin.
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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023
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