Venice Sinking: Current Preservation Plans Insufficient

An analysis of plans to save Venice from sinking concludes that none will preserve the city in its current form. Venice has experienced increased flooding over the past century due to rising sea levels and the city's own subsidence.

22 Apr, 12:53 — 22 Apr, 12:53

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The IndependentMostly Factual14d ago

We analysed every plan to save Venice from sinking. None will preserve the city as we know it

Over the past century, Venice has flooded increasingly often, as the sea rises and the city itself sinks under its own weight

By Robert James Nicholls,Marjolijn Haasnoot and Piero Lionello

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Venice Sinking: Current Preservation Plans Insufficient

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We analysed every plan to save Venice from sinking. None will preserve the city as we know it

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