Repeated closures of the Thames Barrier gates due to wild weather from climate change will add wear and tear, prompting the need for a replacement much sooner than previously thought.
'If we do need to close the Thames Barrier more than we thought we did, then it's going to have a shorter lifespan.' - Hannah Cloke, professor of hydrology at the University of Reading.
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