Category: MoSE/Acqua Alta

Maintenance and Testing of MoSE Begins: Cleaning the Dams and Inspecting the Hinges

January 12, 2023

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

MoSE Saved Venice, but Bribery and Theft are to Blame for the Delays, not Environmentalists

November 25, 2022

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

MoSE Passes its First Big Test in Venice, preventing another “Acqua Granda”

November 23, 2022

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”

Work to Secure San Marco from Acqua Alta to Begin as Basilica Barriers Are Completed

October 28, 2022

The project will allow limiting the flooding caused by acqua alta, beginning in November with the procuratie Nuove and then with the installation of valves in the underground tunnels. Dialogue has been opened with businesses to limit disruptions. 28 October 2022 This morning in Venice the Superintendent of Public Works of Triveneto, Tommaso Colabufo, reviewing … More Work to Secure San Marco from Acqua Alta to Begin as Basilica Barriers Are Completed

Study shows significant sediment loss in the Lagoon caused by activations of MoSE to protect Venice

April 1, 2022

The action of the barriers at the inlets stirs up sediment on the lagoon floor, which then ends up settling in the canals, while at the same time preventing replenishing of sediments, which happens mostly during high tides 1 April 2022 VENEZIA. A team of researchers coordinated by the University of Padova has shown how … More Study shows significant sediment loss in the Lagoon caused by activations of MoSE to protect Venice

MoSE and rising seas. D’Alpaos: “It will have to be raised every day”

March 5, 2022

Consultant Adami: when we designed it we didn’t know. The reply: the scientific predictions have been known for a long time. By Alberto Vitucci 15 Feb. 2022 [Ed. Note: This story is obviously several weeks old, but your humble translator has been working on a big deadline… which has past, so now I am back … More MoSE and rising seas. D’Alpaos: “It will have to be raised every day”

Construction of the Barrier for the Basilica di San Marco at a Standstill

January 15, 2022

The companies are still waiting, leaving the desolate image of the suffering Basilica, stuck with the work stopped and the pavement ripped up, showing the fragility of a site that is a heritage of the whole world. The issue of payment to restart the work has not yet been settled. By Eugenio Pendolini 12 January, … More Construction of the Barrier for the Basilica di San Marco at a Standstill

MoSE barriers at Malamocco are raised late. Engineer D’Alpaos sounds the alarm: “It is not time to experiment”

November 5, 2021

The professor: “Verify the effects of the maneuver before experimenting. The central lagoon is at risk of disappearing” By Alberto Vitucci 4 November 2021 VENEZIA “Again there was experimentation at Malamocco. That part of the MoSE barrier closed later than those at Lido and Chioggia. But the scientific world wants to know: have they first … More MoSE barriers at Malamocco are raised late. Engineer D’Alpaos sounds the alarm: “It is not time to experiment”

Scientists from around the world warn that climate change is endangering Venice

October 2, 2021

Scientists from around the world warn that climate change is endangering Venice 30 Sept. 2021 By Andreina Corso Scientists are alarmed about the future of Venice. There is not a minute to lose, and nothing can be delayed or ignored if we want to save Venice. There is no more margin of error. A group … More Scientists from around the world warn that climate change is endangering Venice