Annette and I have received a warning indicating a possible flooding of London along the River Thames tomorrow 1st March (Ash Wednesday).Having researched the evidence, there is indeed a risk of flooding from very high (but not unknown) tides in the afternoon on Wednesday and Thursday, reaching 7.5 meters. (This is around .1 to .2 meter higher than the tide in February 2004 which was the last time the Thames Barrier was raised into the flood defence position.)
I cannot speak for the City of London financial district, but thousands of homes and community facilities are in known risk areas, (including our home which is just two hundred yards from the river bank). I'm updating everyone on our own preparations on the new Chaplains Call Forum I've been busy working on this month.
The Thames Barrier is also scheduled for monthly routine maintenance tomorrow morning. This is not Internet rumour: I checked the Port of London as well as other sources. My feeling is that due to the dry weather, we are likely to be safe this time around. However, at the end of March we get another very high tide, and if we get a lot of rain later in the month, then the danger could be considerably greater. Check the forum for regular updates-- also participate and post to it! - John
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