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"Venice Is Sinking, to Save It It Would Be Necessary to Move It": the Idea in a New Study
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In order to protect Venice from rising sea levels in the long term, it could even be necessary to relocate the city in extreme cases. This is technically possible, but with enormous costs.
Venice is in danger of sinking over the next 300 years. To save it? It would be necessary to transfer the city elsewhere to the hinterland. This strategy described in a...
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Venice threatens to sink into the sea. A new long-term study now shows drastic scenarios to save the UNESCO World Heritage. If dams and barriers are no longer sufficient in the future, scientists even consider it possible to dismantle and rebuild historical monuments on the mainland.
According to researchers, Venice is increasingly under pressure from rising water levels and subsidence. The lagoon city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, lies only slightly above sea level. St. Mark's Square, one of the lowest points in the city, is particularly at risk. In extreme cases, relocating the city might even become necessary to protect Venice from rising sea levels in the long term.
Scientists warn that, in the long term, no adaptation measure will be able to save Venice, under conditions where sea level is rising steadily and threatens to swallow the city, writes...
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