Has the Thames Barrier really protected London against flooding?
Or have its citizens over the centuries made London vulnerable through property development constricting the river’s water between walls?
Join Professor Ilan Kelman to find out in this next episode of his series, The Science of Disasters.
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Ilan Kelman - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaster-r... and http://www.ilankelman.org
How the Thames Barrier works - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-thame...
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