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Hurricane Hits England

Hurricane Hits England. Grace Nichols. Hurricanes in England?. In 1987, the southern coast of England was hit by what was known as The Great Storm. Hurricane force winds are rarely experienced in England. The effect on the landscape, particularly the trees, was devastating. Hurricane damage.

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Hurricane Hits England

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  1. Hurricane Hits England Grace Nichols

  2. Hurricanes in England? • In 1987, the southern coast of England was hit by what was known as The Great Storm. • Hurricane force winds are rarely experienced in England. • The effect on the landscape, particularly the trees, was devastating.

  3. Hurricane damage

  4. Hurricanes in theCaribbean • In the Caribbean, hurricanes are a regular occurrence • Grace Nichols had experienced them during her childhood • “It seemed as though the voices of the old gods were in the wind, within the Sussex wind. And, for the first time, I felt close to the English landscape in a way that I hadn’t earlier. It was as if the Caribbean had come to England.” Grace Nichols about the 1987 hurricane.

  5. Find out more aboutthe storm of 1987 A description of why the storm occurredhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7040000/newsid_7042600/7042607.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&asb=1&news=1&bbcws=1 Kew Gardens in Londonhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7033148.stm Grace Nichols reads the poemhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsa_QAFMs5o

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