Nature & Environment
Sea level rise in London, UK
...system (RGS, Twentieth Century Challenges, 2020). [Photos of London's River Thames] The Thames Barrier To watch a video of how the Thames Barrier works from the Environment Agency, click here. London's economic value to the UK London is central to the UK economy and as such is seen as a valuable asset. A major flood in 1953 with estimated costs of 1.2 billion at 2014...