"London is particularly under threat through climate change." [NARRATOR] They built the Thames Barrier and believed flooding was a thing of the past. Now, a city that thought it was safe is facing a ...

The paper draws attention to the flood risk to London as a result of storm conditions in the North Sea leading to exceptionally high water levels in the Thames Estuary. The risk is increasing because ...

Emperor Naruhito of Japan will start his U.K. trip by visiting the Thames Barrier. The visit aims to bolster U.K.-Japan relations as Britain seeks to amplify its influence in the Indo-Pacific. The ...

The original version of this story was published on Legalweek For a number of years the Thames Gateway project has been described as ‘Europe’s largest regeneration programme’, with a Government ...

LONDON (AP) — Before Emperor Naruhito of Japan attends a banquet hosted by King Charles III, lays a wreath at Westminster Abbey or tours one of Britain’s premier biomedical research institutes, he’ll ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Four decades ago, when storms blew in the North Sea and sent high tides surging toward London, sirens sounded in the city. "People were told not to work or sleep ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The theory given in this paper considers the reflected surge experienced downstream due to closing a tidal barrier across an estuary during a ...

The risks of tidal flooding are worsening across much of Britain - and that is leading to more protective barriers being put in place LONDON, Sept 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Four decades ago, ...

WINSTON CHURCHILL is said to have called the River Thames the “silver thread which runs through the history of Britain.” First it provided early Londoners with fish suppers. Later it brought the ...