Britain appointed a Minister for Drought in August 1976, and it rained so much afterward that by November MPs were calling him the Minister of Flood
Denis Howell was given responsibility for Britain’s drought response in August 1976. By November 16, after two exceptionally wet months, MP Arthur Jones was calling him “The Minister of Flood” in the House of Commons. The nickname captured a dramatic weather reversal, while parts of the water system were still recovering.
