The writer has stated that the government is preparing adversely by making sure that it maintains a stockpile of antiviral that is enough to treat about 50 percent of the entire population this is very important as it give the nation confidence in case of any attack. The government though should consider reducing the period that the supply of the pandemic specific vaccine by making sure that the laboratories that help identify the pandemic strain are well equipped and ready any time to reduce the time that the vaccine is made from 6 months to at least 2 months.
The application of APAs is one of the positive steps that the government of UK has taken to reduce impacts of the pandemics (The Civil Contingencies Act 2004). It is important also that the writer noted the effort that the department of health has put in place to deal with any new and emerging infectious disease. It is also very important that the government has worked closely to strengthen the plans in the management of the influx of the British nationals that may come up diverse scenarios. The establishment of the commonwealth office website that provides relevant information on the pandemic influenza makes it very easy to get the needed information to enable management of the pandemic.
In case of any break out of the pandemic travel advises are easily given to the people to avoid infections and spread of the pandemic (The Civil Contingencies Act 2004). Floods are also another major natural disaster that can have adverse effects on the lives of human beings. An example of the flood disaster that has attacked UK is the flood across England in the summer of 2007 and Aberdeenshire during the November of 2009. Both the coastal flooding and inland flooding have a lot of impacts on the lives of the residence and should be prepared in case of occurrence.
The writer has mentioned the government plan on flood risk management. The programs mainly aim at reducing the likelihood of floods happening. This is very significant as we all know prevention is always better that cure. The local resilient forums have also been set up to assess the risk of development of the floods; the assessment should be reviewed continuously to ensure that no chance is left. Another important step taken is the development of the met office and environmental protection agency (SEPA).
This has well managed floods forecasting to help in anticipation of any occurrence of floods. Volcanic hazards Volcanic hazards have also been mentioned by the writer as one of the risks, they are known to have dire consequences in case of occurrence in the UK. Volcanic eruptions depending on the volume of the gases that are released can disrupt the plans of the aviation department, this fact that can only be avoided by proper preparation on combat the consequences. Volcanic eruption hazards greatly affect the economy of the UK.
The writer has identified the efforts of the government in establishing the international civil aviation organization that has established the international airways volcano watch, this consist of nine volcanic ash advisory centers (VAACs) located all around the world. The establishment of all these precaution centers helps a lot in the management of volcanic hazards. The Met Office has been given the responsibility to provide warnings in case of bad weather incomings. Positive results have been recorded by the continuous advisory updates on the Met Office website this increases the confidence that the people have on the readiness of the government and individuals in case of the risk occurrence.
I concur with the writer that the early warning on extreme weather conditions issued by Met Office has greater confidence that a bad weather is expected in very few days. Severe wildfire as the writer has indicated in another risk to be assessed. It is true that wildfires are mainly caused by human activity that is either accidental or through careless mistakes. Chances of having casualties of death or injuries due to wildfires, they also have a great impact on the economy of any nation, they are known to damage infrastructure a lot and disrupt services offered to the people.
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