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Scientists Try to Keep Venice Above the Waves

Posted by timothy on from the water-wings-will-go-dearly dept.

batkins writes: "According to this article in Scientific American, the ancient city of Venice could disappear beneath the sea within a few decades. The Italian government has initiated a program called Moses to help prevent the loss of the great city. Venice has been slowly sinking for years, but industrial meddling with its groundwater has quickened the pace. Project Moses will begin this December."

2 of 35 comments (clear)

  1. Better Moses than Joshua by JUSTONEMORELATTE · · Score: 2, Informative

    Moses just had to go to the water to make it recede, Joshua had to get his feet wet before he saw results!

  2. Re:Another Problem by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    It isn't making any difference - the rate of sea level change is negligible compared to the rate the ground is sinking.