Results tagged “Thames Barrier”

In a windswept industrial zone near the Thames Barrier stands an isolated signpost to its recent industrial past. The entrance to "Tay Wharf, 1900" is preserved among the warehouses.

The wharf, which closed in 1997, was named after the river which leaves Scotland at Dundee - and therein lies a clue to its past.

The Thames Barrier could be replaced as part of a long-term plan to protect London from flooding.

The Environment Agency is considering placing a new barrier downstream in Essex to ward off rising sea levels into the next century.

We've been promised new parks, Olympic stadiums and hundreds of polished new houses.

But will we need to bring our water wings to use them?

THE capital's green spaces are to grow in a bid to stifle climate change.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced plans to protect parks and roof gardens in the capital, which he claims will help absorb rainwater and reduce the risk of flooding.

Mr Johnson was in Docklands on Friday, August 29, to launch London's Climate Change Adaptation Strategy at the Thames Barrier in Woolwich, the capital's major defence against rising water levels.

APOCALYPTIC TV special Flood will wash over London this spring – but experts will be on hand to prevent mass hysteria. Viewers will be treated to the sight of a 25-metre freak wave sloshing through the capital, overwhelming the Thames Barrier, as £15million disaster movie Flood hits ITV.

But before you flee the city or start looting, the Environment Agency would like you to ring its information line for some practical flood advice – with details given straight after the programme.

Millions of Londoners, including Trainspotting and 28 Weeks Later star Robert Carlyle (pictured), become extremely soggy in the fictional flick, which will be converted into a two-part mini-series for its TV debut.