Police fear that a large-scale terror attack in London could see the Thames Barrier targeted in a bid to wipe out large sections of the capital. If such an attack ...

Emperor Naruhito of Japan will start his U.K. trip by visiting the Thames Barrier. The visit aims to bolster U.K.-Japan relations as Britain seeks to amplify its influence in the Indo-Pacific. The ...

While Buckingham Palace and the London Eye might get a lot of love from tourists, London has plenty of other attractions that fly under the radar. There’s the Barbican Conservatory, the Postal Museum ...

Not that far from London, the River Thames flows into the English Channel, and here, downstream of the city, the river is dramatically affected by tides. There can be a difference of as much as 22 ...

"London is particularly under threat through climate change." [NARRATOR] They built the Thames Barrier and believed flooding was a thing of the past. Now, a city that thought it was safe is facing a ...

WINSTON CHURCHILL is said to have called the River Thames the “silver thread which runs through the history of Britain.” First it provided early Londoners with fish suppers. Later it brought the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The theory given in this paper considers the reflected surge experienced downstream due to closing a tidal barrier across an estuary during a ...