Without the barrier, officials said storm surges and frequent tidal flooding of the Thames ... the walls and defences that line the Thames will be raised by half a metre over the coming decades ...

The Environment Agency, which operates the barrier, said that greater defences against flooding would be needed in the coming decades. Thames flood defences 'must be raised sooner' Under the ...

Without the barrier, officials said storm surges and frequent tidal flooding of the Thames ... the walls and defences that line the Thames will be raised by half a metre over the coming decades ...

The plan says defences must be raised upstream of the Thames Barrier by 2050 ... effectively as part of the wider flood defence system. It expects the barrier to continue to protect London ...

When fully raised, the barrier creates a solid steel wall that ... Raising the height of the Thames flood defences by half a meter is a short-term fix, when you consider the seven meters of ...

Without the barrier, officials said storm surges and frequent tidal flooding of the Thames ... the walls and defences that line the Thames will be raised by half a metre over the coming decades ...

Situated near Woolwich, The Thames Barrier is one of the largest ... The 10 gates work as 10 individual flood barriers, and can be raised (closed) to hold back the rising water.

These include raising the flood walls and defences that line the Thames downriver ... Thames will be raised by half a metre over the coming decades, which will allow the barrier to continue ...

Without the barrier, officials said storm surges and frequent tidal flooding of the Thames would submerge ... the walls and defences that line the Thames will be raised by half a metre over the coming ...