How is global warming affecting the levels of London’s river Thames?

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Answer 1

Actually, the main reason for the sea levels rising around southern Britain is the *land* moving, not the water and has little or nothing to do with global warming.

During the last ice age, the weight of the ice pushed the land down (remember that the land is floating on the liquid magma below). When temperatures rose, the ice started melting, but, of course, it melted in the warmer south first. So, southern England started rising up out of the sea as the weight melted away.

Eventually the ice melted in Scotland too, and as Scotland "bobs up" out of the sea (approximately 7000 years ago the sea level around Scotland was 10m (33ft) higher than today's level), southern England is dropping back down into it.

Thus, water levels around southern England are rising, while they are falling around Scotland.

Answer 2

I lived on the Isle of Dogs back in the the eighties and used to sit on the old dock opposite where I lived. Even at the usual tides my dwelling was about 15 feet under water. Obviously it was not but the house would have been under water if the river sides had not been so built up. I believe the Thames Barrier is being raised more and more these days and was only ever designed to protect until 2020 or there about and that was before 'global warming' was so evident. - Check it out - it was one of the world's biggest engineering feats but London is going to flood for sure - water will always find it's own level and you do not need a degree in physics to work that out. It will be terrible.

Answer 3

The frequency and level of flooding is increasing.
The Thames barrier is being raised 6 times a year. It was designed to be used once every 6 years but the increase in sea-levels were not taken into account then.

The level of the south of England is definately falling and this will make matters even worse although it's not the sole reason for greater flooding.

Another barrier is being designed even further out into the estuary to try and cope with future scenarioes.

Answer 4

The global warming means the heat from the sun is absorbed by the earth's surface. So the earth gets automatically heated. On comparing other substances , the boiling point of water is low. Hence the level of water automaticallly reduced. In this way the level of london's river is affected.

Answer 5

It probably is but not with the same rapidity that the population of London is growing and therefore sewerage outputs increasing as well as the amount of buildings being erected that is reducing natural water drainage, which all add to higher tide levels for the River Thames

Answer 6

Isn't it making the levels rise - i think i saw a programme on tv the other day saying how they are going to have to change the barriers that are on the river.
If the Polar caps are melting, it has to create more water, so that goes into the oceans and then into the rivers - common sense tells you that oceans and rivers are going to rise.

Answer 7

The icecaps are melting, meaning higher sea levels, which in turn may make the water level of the Thames rise. Hope dat helps!

Answer 8

Don't worry about the Thames, by the time the icecaps melt, London will disappear, Norfolk and Suffolk also. live up a pole or move to the hills pronto

Answer 9

It is raising the level of it due to the polar ice caps melting and it is also raising the temperature of the water, that is why in the recent months more mediterrian amphibians have been found close to England.

Answer 10

It will flood the town unless it is made higher.
Will take longer if Thames Water stops its flooding though.
Are you reading this watchdog???
You will be responsible for the cost to the Treasury.
That doesn't matter though does it?
Joe public will pay.