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fully extended, the gates stand five stories high. it s designed to hold back the north sea on its angriest days, to protect lives and the vast riches of one of the world s wealthiest cities. if there was flooding, it would be absolutely catastrophic, particularly if it happened at night. if something was to go wrong, the city would absolutely grind to a halt. you know, flooding of subway stations, flooding of the tubes. reporter: we meet this oceanographer on the day the thames is swollen by a big tide and a storm surge. have you ever seen the thames look like this before? i ve never seen it this high. reporter: it s a close call, but experts monitoring the river have decided no the to close the barrier. the thames, looking bloated and full, gives a power sense of london s vulnerability to what scientists now consider inevitable sea level rise caused by climate change. at the moment, we re on track to reach at least a meter.

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