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
The paving stones (masegni) will be removed in order to inspect the underlying soil in front of the Basilica. Work is projected to last four months, with delays by acqua alte an unknown. The first work site has opened. By Alberto Vitucci 25 August 2021 VENEZIA. The barriers have been installed and work sites are … More Phase one of San Marco flood barrier underway: soil and archaeological analysis come first
Concerns over the IPCC report. Engineer Rusconi: the continual raising of MoSE will have consequences for the Port By Alberto Vitucci 9 July 2021 VENEZIA. Sea level rise that ranges from 43 centimeters to 84 centimeters by the year 2100, to which will be added more centimeters due to subsidence, that is, the lowering of … More Sea level rise, alarm in Venice: “We’ll have tides over 80 cm every day”
Contractors have been asked to cover the CVN’s deficit. Legacoop and Ance: “It’s absurd – we are already advancing payments for 20 million. The State must change direction or everything is at risk of failure” By Carlo Di Gennaro 29 April 2021 MoSE completed within a year? It’s a fantasy. The work is practically at … More MoSE Contractors sound the alarm: “Work is stopped and there is no money. If we go bankrupt who will raise the dams?”
The Prosecutor of the Corte dei Conti is in charge of the investigation: the charge may be loss of State funds. A notification has been sent to the Commissioner and the Superintendent. By Alberto Vitucci 8 April, 2021 VENEZIA An investigation into the waste of MoSE’s hinges. The Guardia di Finanza’s Public Spending Enforcement Unit … More MoSE – corrosion, hinges and the lock: Guardia di Finanza launches an investigation
Armando Danella, Manager for the Special Law in the City for twenty years, has filed a complaint with the Corte dei Conti By Alberto Vitucci 18 February 2021 VENEZIA. For twenty years Armando Danella has been the Manager for the Special Law in the City. As such he has followed the meetings of the Comitatone … More “MoSE is untrustworthy, someone must pay the damages”. Complaint filed with Corte dei Conti
Zincone: “Tubes and mechanical parts present very serious service life problems”. Work for the new Authority. Question swirl around who will lead the new Authority that will control MoSE. 17 November 2020 By Alberto Vitucci VENEZIA. “The wear on MoSE is more concerning than predicted”. So says the Superintendent of Public Works, Cinzia Zincone. In … More Superintendent sounds alarm about MoSE: “The wear is serious”
The head Procurator of San Marco, Carlo Alberto Tesserin speaks: “We cannot pretend that the problems are solved by the dams” [Ed. Note: Yesterday the tide rose high enough (over 130 cm) again to activate MoSE – and once again, it worked, and the city stayed dry. For the Basilica of San Marco however, which … More MoSE will not save San Marco: “The Basilica has never been in danger like now”
The system of 78 mobile dams was activated at 8:35 on Saturday, and the operation was completed in 1 hour 17 min. The water level was contained at 70 – 75 cm at Punta Salute compared to 120 in open sea. Piazza San Marco and the Basilica remained dry as the city celebrated an “historic … More Venice, for the first time MoSE is raised against high water and succeeds in blocking the tide
Special Commissioner for MoSE Elisibetta Spitz specifies the first threshold in the quarterly report on the work’s progress. 9 September 2020 VENEZIA. The safeguard threshold has been set at +130 cm with respect to Punta della Salute, over which would trigger raising the MoSE barriers to protect Venice from acqua alta. This action will protect … More MoSE will be raised for tides over 130cm
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