The lagoon city of Venice better know for its canals and waterways
has become plagued by damaging floods recently. In November more than 70% of
the city had floods, some were recorded up to 5 feet deep! Venetian officials
blame the floods on storms in the ocean, but they also blame the rising water
levels on global warming. The city is sinking at a rate of 4mm a year and water
levels continue to rise due to climate change. If not stopped the part of
Venice may be lost to the sea and more deadly floods may occur due to the
climate problem. Levies and dams could be used as possible solutions to keep
the rising tide at bay. Unfortunately dams and barriers will not solve the
whole problem if global tides continue to rise. In my opinion the historical
and cultural value of Venice deserves to be protected and this should be yet
another reason why Global warming should be handled.
I dont think the climate change has anything to do with rising water levels. Storms are constantly hitting the area and the mediterranean. The waters are going to increase at times and they are gunna decrease in the future. How long has the measurements been done on the increase of water in the city? The city has been covered in canals and waterways since its discovery in 10th century B.C. worse events must have happened since then and i dont think an increase in 4mm of water is a problem.
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