The increasingly large and frequent acqua alta high tide events are above all the result of the enormous excavations of the port canals that have opened the way to a river of water that enters and exits at an impressive speed This letter to the editor is shared with CFLV from Ytali Global. We received … More More and More Ships in the Lagoon
In Venice, the barriers against high water were active 28 times in 2024 compared to 25 the previous year. Alvise Papa (Centro Maree): “The number of tides above 80 centimeters keeps increasing” By Eugene Pendolini Jan. 11, 2025 Venice will have to close its gates to the tide more and more often. Driven by the … More MOSE raised 100 times in the first four years, at a cost of twenty million euros
The Commission returns for another inspection, and a 300-page dossier is delivered by the Municipality. Associations and committees invoke the “blacklist” to make the world understand the state of degradation and fragility of the city by Vera Mantengoli November 1, 2024 The Commission returns for another inspection, and a 300-page dossier is delivered by the … More Venice Under Scrutiny by UNESCO Again
The first operational meetings are being held after the green light from the Court of Auditors. The next step is the appointment of the managers of the authority, which will bring together disparate needs for protection of the lagoon into one body Eugenio Pendolini May 30, 2024 A three-year time horizon to centralize the responsibilities … More Venice Lagoon Authority: New President Faces Daunting Agenda for Three Year Term
This is what the Venice Prosecutor’s Office decided to avoid further problems after the failure of the barriers. But there is controversy over the maintenance of the glass installation By Eugenio Pendolini January 9, 2024 The technical mix-up that caused part of the Basilica to flood on Saturday January 6 due to the failure to … More Basilica of San Marco: After Accidental Flood, Entry Is Now Only Via Walkways
Brunetta: “Not only is there the economic damage avoided but there are also advantages that concern the life of the city” A report recently estimated that the direct economic damage caused by acqua alta to the Venetian economic system would range between 211 and 464 million euros annually without MoSE in operation. By Enrico Tantucci … More MoSE: Economic Benefits are 10 Times Higher Than the Costs
In responding to UNESCO’s observations, Brugnaro should open discussions with the city, starting with the City Council, and stop accusing anyone who criticizes his work. By GIUSEPPE SACCÀ and SARA ARCO 31 Aug 2023 The administration, in responding to UNESCO’s observations, should open discussions with the city, starting with the City Council, and stop accusing … More Venice at Risk. The Mayor is Part of the Problem
Experts are concerned about the serious delay in addressing the problems of the underwater structures. Tomorrow leaders of the Control Room appear at the Prefettura. The cries of alarm from experts about the condition of the mechanism and its impact on the lagoon have been ignored for years. [Ed. Note: I was in Venice in … More Maintenance and Testing of MoSE Begins: Cleaning the Dams and Inspecting the Hinges
Venice was saved from the acqua alta, that is a fact. However, we can’t let down our guard in the face of sea level rise and the need to defend the lagoon By Alberto Vitucci 24 November 2022 [Ed. Note: In the days following the avoided acqua granda on Tuesday there has been a steady … More MoSE Saved Venice, but Bribery and Theft are to Blame for the Delays, not Environmentalists
High tide and strong winds: Tuesday would have been the third biggest acqua alta ever, but instead the city remained “dry”. 23 November 2022 It was a day destined to remain in the memory of Venice and Venetians. More than 1.10 meters of difference between the sea levels recorded outside the Lido inlet (177 cm) … More MoSE Passes its First Big Test in Venice, preventing another “Acqua Granda”
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