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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Megan Howe

Cleaner River Thames but effects of climate change remain, health check finds

The River Thames is bouncing back after decades of pollution, but climate change continues to pose serious challenges, according to a new health report.

In the 1950s, the Thames was declared “biologically dead”, after surveys found it was unable to sustain life due to severe industrial pollution.

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