but the impact of warming may become clearer over time. this was the damage caused by the great storm of 1987, where winds reached more than 100 miles an hour. forecasters say storm eunice shouldn t be as bad, but it could still be the strongest storm we ve seen for many years. we have got the army on standby, so if they are needed, they will be able to swing into action, so everyone, all of our emergency teams, are keeping in very close contact. the defences are at the ready. schools are closing and train services cancelled. the country is bracing itself for what lies ahead. rebecca morelle, bbc news. more than a hundred people are now known to have died in landslides and flash flooding in the brazilian city of petropolis, north of rio dejaneiro. a month s worth of rain fell in a matter of hours on tuesday. our correspondent katy watson reports from the scene.
is coinciding with a spring tide on friday morning. measuring up to 12.8 metres, that s more than a0 feet in some areas, which could bring storm surges at the coast and result in flooding inland. meteorologists are concerned because the storm will hit in the morning when people are out and about. the wind strengths are going to be stronger than we would normally see in these kind of storms, and it s going to hit highly populated areas. so, it s going to have a really big impact. and the recommendation, really, if you don t have to travel tomorrow, if you don t have to go out and about, is to stay indoors. this was the damage caused by the great storm of 1987. forecasters say eunice shouldn t be as bad, but is climate change affecting storms? the met office says they haven t seen any compelling trends of increased storminess, but the impact of warming may become clearer over time. a storm like eunice only comes along once a decade or more. schools are closing and train services cancelle
broadcasters and sponsors, so. apologies, zumretay arkin, thank you forjoining us on newsday. storm eunice is bearing down on the uk. and all indications are this will be a dangerous, disruptive, and damaging storm. in fact, a met office red warning is in force that means there s a danger to life. the storm system has been developing you can see it here on the earlier satellite picture, this hook of cloud indicative of a storm that s been deepening and strengthening rapidly. this area of low pressure passing across the uk and on its southern flank with all the isobars, the white line squeezing together that is where we have the potential for damaging winds. especially across coastal parts of southwest england and south wales met office red warning here, gusts of up to 90mph, very rough seas and coastal flooding are likely. and then, we also have this much bigger amber warning area. and still the potential for some really disruptive
notice bad one. as long as people take notice of bad one. as long as people take notice of the winnings, don t take any risks, notice of the winnings, don t take any risks, don t get washed away, life is any risks, don t get washed away, life is more any risks, don t get washed away, life is more precious than a photograph. life is more precious than a photograph- life is more precious than a photograph. life is more precious than a whotorah . ., , ,, ., photograph. what is making storm eunice so is photograph. what is making storm eunice so is a photograph. what is making storm eunice so is a combination - photograph. what is making storm eunice so is a combination of - eunice so is a combination of events, it is being driven an extremely active jet stream, blowing at more than 200 miles an hour, high up at more than 200 miles an hour, high up in the atmosphere. this is creating very strong winds, forecast up creating very strong winds, forecast up to 90 miles an hour in
will ask you as the whitehall editor how essential government deals with nonpolitical crises like theirs. in the last half hour you ask me about this thing and now i can. i m going to do that for one moment before we go on to disaster planning within the british state. this is why the storm is going to be particularly problematic, due to a very intense gust of wind that happens very rarely come it s about 30 miles in its length and only last for a couple of hours. the last time this was seen was from the great storm of 1987. that is of course why this is being described as many of the big just tomorrow as they were storm within 30 years. all the hatches are being battened down at the moment. red alert for wales in the southwest of england and amber alerts for the rest of the country. you asked me about disaster planning in whitehall and the prime minister called a meeting of cobra which is nothing to do with snakes but is the cabinet office briefing room. and it s a