The floods go on. Fellow residents have been in touch to report their experiences and while not on the scale of those seen in he west of England and along the Thames corridor, it still is distressing for those impacted, especially when resources have to be focused on those most affected.
But to me the main lesson appears to be that we are not able to quickly deal with any prolonged and widespread impact on our infrastructure. If, as the scientific advice indicates, we are to experience more of these extreme weather events over the next thirty years as part of the climate change process we will need to adapt and invest in our crisis management infrastructure. This will need to be done at both a national and a local level. Flexibility will be required
I am going on holiday tomorrow to the Lake District for a week, road conditions allowing, so please excuse the lack of posts.
