It’s already time to upgrade the Thames Barrier.

Forget the Maldives, the whole of London is already “at risk of flooding” now (orange areas)

And if it wasn’t for the flood defences Pimlico would be under water every day.

A substantial part of South Westminster, in particular Pimlico, Victoria, Whitehall and Victoria Embankment lies in Flood Risk Zone 3, which comprises land assessed as having a 1 in 100 or greater annual probability of river flooding or a 1 in 200 or greater annual probability of flooding from the sea in any year.