A gondola ride for tourists Venice is on the front line of the battle against climate change
A gondola ride for tourists Venice is on the front line of the battle against climate change This unique cultural treasure is sinking into the sea Over the last 100 years the relative sea level has risen in Venice by 23cm part due to sea level rise and part due to subsidence The MOSE project is a 7billion engineering battle to try and save Venice from ever rising seas The idea is to create a series of barricades that will rise from the lagoon and protect Venice from the highest tides The Mayor of Venice already believes the project is redundant in the face of a predicted rapidly rising sea level
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