venice will be under water by 2020 reveal scientists!
Monday, March 26, 2012 18:20
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Venice may soon have to ditch its nickname of The Floating City – as it is sinking into the water more than five times quicker than previously thought.
Scientists say the city is also tilting to the east and heading out to the Adriatic Sea, as it is hit by more floods than ever before.
Previous studies had shown water-levels in the former capital of the Maritime Venetian Republic had stabilised.
But the new research claims it has actually submerged, and tilted to the east, by an unprecedented 2mm per year over the last decade.
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Future of Venice: Scientists say…
