The city's mayor Luigi Brugnaro has blamed recent severe flooding in the historic city on climate change.
"Hotels, restaurants, stores and private buildings were inundated as barriers placed across doorways were not able to face the rising tide. Moreover, electric power supply and telephone connections were interrupted in some areas of the city and in other islands of the lagoon," they said."St Mark's Basilica, which has been completely flooded only six time in 1,200 years, seems to have suffered irreparable damages.
This level of sea level rise is a problem for Venice given that the minimum flooding threshold in the city is 60 centimeters in the lowest-lying parts, the researchers say. Meanwhile, high waters of 80 centimeters can cause flooding in some areas of St. Mark's square and minor streets. A girl poses smiling days after the second highest tide from 1966 on November 15, 2019 in Venice, Italy.Despite being one of the most important historical sites in the world, there is currently no operational system of flood defense in place to protect the city. The construction of a mobile underwater sea barrier system—known as M.o.S.E.—began in 2003 in a bid to protect the Venetian Lagoon from flooding.
However, the scientists note that even when M.o.S.E. is operational, it may not be a panacea for the city's flooding problems, especially when rising sea levels are taken into account.The wind setup—the increase in water level from still conditions due to wind—of the Venetian lagoon significantly rise when the gates at the three inlets will be closed, according to the scientists.
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