PLANS to replace the Thames Barrier to protect the capital from the increased risk of global warming are to be delayed by 40 years. The Environment Agency said today it believes the existing ...

The Thames Barrier will mark its 21st anniversary on Monday. ... "We are already looking at the continued protection of London over the next 100 years through our project, ...

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Built at a cost (in today’s money) of around £1.6 billion and finished in 1983, the 1,700ft Thames Barrier has paid for itself many times over in the 31 years it has been operating: in terms of ...

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Rising sea levels and increasing storms due to global warming have forced authorities to raise the River Thames barrier to stop London flooding 88 times in the past 20 years, official figures showed.