Pat Shingleton for August 5, 2008
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I reported in a previous Weather News article that Venice, Italy, was constructing hydraulic gates to block flood waters. Agence France-Presse and La Stampa say city officials and engineers have launched “Operation Rialto.” The Italian government is complimenting its original “Moses Project” that devoted 4 billion Euro to 78 inflatable barriers. These barriers will rise out of the water, blocking three inlets that connect the Venetian Lagoon to the Adriatic Sea. “Operation Rialto” would use hydraulic equipment, under foundations, to raise structures one meter. Flood events in the city occur more than 60 times per year and elevated sea levels could submerge the entire city in 100 years.
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