London flood defence plan brought forward by 15 years due to growing climate threat

Stuart Stone
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Environment Agency unveils updated Thames Estuary 2100 plan to accelerate London's flood defences in response to worsening climate threat and rising seas

Major plans to bolster London's flood defences in the Thames Estuary are being accelerated by 15 years in response to heightened climate risk and sea level rise projections, the Environment Agency (EA)...

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