Thames Gateway

The Thames Barrier

Find out more about the Thames
Barrier, which protects over 1.2m
people from the risk of tidal flooding
in London

London under water / Focus / The Thames Barrier

The Thames Gateway

Europe’s largest regeneration project, stretching 40 miles along the Thames Estuary

Concreting the countryside / Focus / The Thames Gateway

Scientists to issue stark warning over dramatic new sea level figures

Rising sea levels pose a far bigger eco threat than previously thought. This week's climate change conference in Copenhagen will sound an alarm over new floodings - enough to swamp Bangladesh, Florida, the Norfolk Broads and the Thames estuary

London under water / In The News / Scientists to issue stark warning over dramatic new sea level figures

Sea rise ‘to exceed projections’

The global sea level looks set to rise far higher than forecast because of changes in the polar ice-sheets, a team of researchers has suggested.

London under water / In The News / Sea rise ‘to exceed projections’