News: Change Comes to the Thames
18/08/08 00:18
The Thames is a great
world river because of its connection to England
for millennia, to London and the City as agents of
modern history, and to its special chalk landscape.
I first saw the Thames last February, late on a
cold and windy night when I was full of sherry and
dragging a lot of luggage on a tour of the City. I
smiled into the thick, churning waters from a
bridge. “That’s one of your rivers,” my friend T
said to me as we looked down. I now smile since
we’ve just launched a climate vulnerability
assessment of the Thames. The report comes
in three versions. The best place to begin is a
glossy and very accessible summary. Also available
are a technical summary and the full technical
report.
