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subsistance of Venice, Italy
During the 20th century, when many artesian wells were sunk into the periphery of the lagoon to draw water for local industry, Venice began to subside. It was realised that extraction of water from the aquifer was the cause. The sinking has slowed markedly since artesian wells were banned in the 1960s. However, the city is still threatened by more frequent low-level floods (called Acqua alta, "high water") that creep to a height of several centimetres over its quays, regularly following certain tides. In many old houses the former staircases used to unload goods are now flooded, rendering the former ground floor uninhabitable.
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ARTnews
April 11, 2018
On May 27, the U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale in Italy will host /Dialogues talks with Chicago-based artists and architects including ... and advisors—as well as a former FBI art crime analyst—around the subject of “growing legal issues of fraudulent activity in art and strategies to subside it.
Yale Climate Connections
February 21, 2018
But when high tides cause those canals to overflow, life in the Italian city gets a bit less picturesque. Silvestri: “It's not ... But sea levels have risen and the land has also been sinking. So now ... To protect Venice, the city is installing huge gates across the three inlets connecting the lagoon to the Adriatic Sea.
Inhabitat
February 5, 2018
This, however, is not the first time the Italian city has seen its canals go dry; in 2016, water levels fell by 2.16 feet (66cm), and in 2008 and 1989 levels dropped by 2.95 ... While the city of Venice, Italy celebrates its history by preserving and utilizing its canals, citizens have been forced to address some of theÃâà...
Yale Environment 360
December 5, 2017
The MOSE barrier, which is scheduled to be operational in 2018, was designed to protect Venice from a storm surge and save the sinking city from oblivion. In fact, MOSE's engineering ... In 1994, Italy's Higher Council of Public Works approved the plan, and in 2003, construction began. The MOSE barrier isÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
October 15, 2017
The ancient city of Venice is sinking, but its also shrinking. Its 54,000 citizens are steadily leaving, complaining the city has been overrun by tourists. But fed-up locals are hoping to change that with an anti-tourist campaign. Al Jazeera's Charlie Angela reports from Venice. Europe Ãâ÷ Italy Ãâ÷ Arts & Culture.
Hyperallergic
August 12, 2017
Venice is sinking. For decades, even before reports of global climate change brought attention to the hazards of rising seas, the elegant “water city,” as Hermann ... The book includes probing interviews with a range of non-Italians who arrived and stayed in Venice or its neighboring Veneto region, legally orÃâà...
PBS NewsHour
July 23, 2017
The Italian city of Venice is prone to frequent flooding because it has sunk five inches over the last century, but it is also grappling with a new challenge: ... NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Christopher Livesay reports on the risks, and Italy's plans to mitigate them, as part of our series “Peril andÃâà...
The Guardian
November 2, 2016
Venice is sinking rapidly, these images imply. The pictures are misleading, however. St Mark's Square does indeed get flooded, dozens of times every year, but in all except the worst floods more than 90% of the rest of the city remains above water. And though many buildings in Venice are subsiding, theÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
December 31, 1999
Today is Sunday, April 15, the 105th day of 2018. There are 260 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 15, 2013, two bombs made from pressure cookers exploded at the Boston Marathon finish line, killing two women and an 8-year-old boy and injuring more than 260. Suspected bomberÃâà...
The Australian
December 31, 1999
To proclaim “Venice in peril” is hardly news. The fundraising charity with that name has been going for more than 50 years. In peril from what, though? The force of nature or the tramp of humanity? Rising sea levels (and sinking medieval foundations) or a tourist onslaught that has crushed the city's heartÃâà...
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