London floods

Chiswick:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/cars-stranded-supermoon-tide-flooding-west-london-chiswick-b1188940.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czd19jrq85zo

Thames Path towpath near Kew Gardens in west London has collapsed into the water, leaving an impassable hole at the popular walking route. (near Syon Reach)

Wow, would that have been this parallel watercourse pushing through, or was it undermined because of the high tide?

(It's the Thames Path, not a towpath.)

leaving an impassable hole at the popular walking route

Sounds like a challenge. Amundsen did the Antarctic, Hillary and Tenzing did Everest. Who’s brave enough to write their name in the history books passing the impassable hole on the river Thames path near Kew Gardens?

deviations for those travelling between Kew and Twickenham Bridges on the Thames Path

https://www.richmond.gov.uk/news/news_october_2024/richmond_to_kew_towpath_closure

"For towpath [sic][@Schick even Richmond council get it wrong] walkers and cyclists, a route is shown on the map on the opposite side of the river, crossing at Richmond Lock

https://www.richmond.gov.uk/media/kulp2sww/richmond_kew_towpath_closure_diversion_map.pdf

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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/burst-water-main-victoria-station-vauxhall-bridge-b1196268.html

End times. London Fields.

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Pretty apocalyptic report from AXA re. long-term flood and climate risk, long story short London is pretty at risk (anyone knows how to get some underlying data on this stuff without a consultancy at your disposal?) - https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/environmental/majority-of-the-uk-unprepared-for-climaterelated-damage--axa-515633.aspx.

Report can be found here.

Euston Road, yesterday.

^^ London Fields, too (not a flood, but the end times have to be illustrated fully):

Both from here:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/storm-conall-london-weather-yellow-rain-warning-bert-flooding-b1196423.html

Thames Path between Kew and Chiswick Br will not re-open before the summer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4l5TJK9Jvw

Paywalled but basically latest modelling from UK environment agency has 25% of homes with flooding risk by 2050. https://www.ft.com/content/64e788c6-5dd7-472d-ae14-26653de2b847

Water, water, everywhere—a Standard write-up of this:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/london-flood-risk-property-storms-rain-climate-change-b1200468.html