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Dr Neumann said it is difficult to give early warning in flash floods driven by rainfall, because they can ‘happen in a ...
Wednesday marks the 40th anniversary of London’s Thames Barrier, inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II on May 8, 1984, steadfastly protecting the capital for over four decades. The barrier has prevented ...
These include raising the flood walls and defences that line the Thames downriver of the barrier by half a metre by 2040, and then by the same amount by 2050, to the west, through central London.
A £20bn new Thames barrier could be built to prevent potentially disastrous flooding in London, it has emerged. Environment Minister Phil Woolas told the Sunday Telegraph that a feasibility study into ...
In its 40 years of operation, the Thames Barrier has been closed 221 times to prevent flooding in the capital London's flood defence walls will need to be 50cm (20in) higher in the future to ...
UK London’s future flood defences plans as ‘sleeping giant’ Thames Barrier turns 40 It is 40 years since the late Queen opened the Thames Barrier, which has been closed 221 times to protect ...
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London has been flooded by the Thames before—it was a 1953 tidal surge that killed 307 in eastern England and sent waters pouring into the city’s east end that set engineer Mary Kendrick and others ...
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 Thames Gateway Delivery Plan states that the success of the Gateway is key to the wider UK economy and ensuring that London remains a global capital.
Wednesday marks the 40th anniversary of London’s Thames Barrier, inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II on May 8, 1984, steadfastly protecting the capital for over four decades. The barrier has ...
The iconic Thames Barrier has marked four decades of protecting London from the perils of flooding, but may become obsolete by the end of the century, climate experts are warning. The barrier was ...
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