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The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies is a UK governmental advisory body that advises central government in emergencies. It is usually chaired by the UK's Chief Scientific Adviser.SAGE has advised the government on a number of events, including:the 2009 flu pandemicthe 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökullthe 2011 Fukushima nuclear accidentthe 2013–14 United Kingdom winter floodsthe 2014 Ebola outbreakthe 2015 Nepal earthquakethe 2015–16 Zika virus epidemicthe potential catastrophic breach of Toddbrook reservoir in 2019the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic