Beryl produced a storm surge of 0.9 feet ( .27 m ) on Nantucket .
Beryl also produced a storm surge of 0.9 feet on Nantucket .
Released in 2005 , a study by four respected academics contained a proposal to replace the Thames Barrier with a more ambitious 16 km ( 10 mi ) long barrier across the Thames Estuary from Sheerness in Kent to Southend in Essex .