Climate Change Has Venice Italy Re-Thinking Everything.
Flooding is now a major problem for Venice, Italy as the effects of climate change are lapping up on the cities borders. (AP News)
“Venice’s unique topography, built on log piles among canals, has made it particularly vulnerable to climate change. Rising sea levels are increasing the frequency of high tides that inundate the 1,600-year-old Italian lagoon city, which is also gradually sinking.”
Climate change is going to effect the lives of everyone on the planet sooner rather than later. Some of the effects cannot be abrogated and will have to be dealt with but the worst can be avoided if the World begins to take it seriously. Certain areas of the planet will be front and center in the fight to battle the changing climate, Venice being one of the early warriors headed into the fight. Some less vulnerable cities and nations may feel exempt but the rapidly warming Earth will eventually alter the daily lives of everyone.
