Sinking Cities: London Preview

Season 1 Episode 3

See why London’s Thames Barrier can no longer keep the city safe from rising tides.

See firsthand why London’s Thames Barrier is no longer enough to keep the city safe from rising tides. The system has worked for decades, but due to increased environmental challenges, its location on a flood plain and heavy urbanization, London must now explore both low-tech fixes and some of the most advanced engineering solutions in the world.

AIR DATE 11/14/18

About Sinking Cities

See how a warming earth, rising sea levels, and more intense and frequent superstorms will impact coastal cities, and learn how New York, London, Tokyo and Miami are preparing groundbreaking solutions aimed at securing their future.

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