";s:4:"text";s:4798:" One of the theories is that pollution makes the Greenland ice darker, and being darker it absorbs more solar radiation and melts faster. While the tides are controlled by the moon's gravitational pull, the ocean's water levels are also influenced by weather.
"The retractable gates of the MOSE are underwater and will require constant care. Fabio Pranovi, an associate professor at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice, voiced an even more basic concern, saying the MOSE has fundamentally changed the "co-evolution between inhabitants and the lagoon system." We had to take the pews and bring them all to the presbytery, waiting for the situation to improve," he said. Low-pressure systems make the water rise more than expected and high-pressure systems make it drop more than normal; the north wind pushes water away from Venice and the south wind pushes water against the city. "Parts of the confessionals, made of wood, have already rotted. The gates could affect fish populations, some of which live and reproduce in the lagoon, and others of which only enter the lagoon to feed, he said. Low tides caused by the super blue blood moon, combined with a lack of rain, have caused water levels in Venice to drop by more than 60cm, beaching boats and gondolas. This changed after the great flood of 1966 and the passage of a special law in 1973 that mandated the protection of Venice and its lagoon. A view of the Grand Canal following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Venice, Italy, May 24, 2020. "Vittorio Giambruni, a Venetian who has worked to help preserve the city's historic residences, doesn't see MOSE as a definitive solution, either. He said many summers will become very hot and dry, with almost no precipitation, and winters will be drier, too. The largest increase occurred from 1930 to 1970 as a result of the combined effects of subsidence and sea-level rise.
The tides here mean water levels can vary by around half a metre, or sometimes even more.A "trade-off" may be needed in England amid a rise in cases, a scientist advising the government says. Every morning, the editorial team at public radio’s international news show The World meets to plan what they'll cover that day.
Either radical steps to slow global warming must be taken by world leaders, or some special fix for Venice needs to be devised and implemented. In October 2014, at Lido-Treporti, one of four ports allowing entry to the lagoon, the first four of the 78 gates were installed. But for the "Floating City," with sea levels rising inexorably and nothing able to entirely hold back the water, the damage could be even more catastrophic. "It is as if, climatically speaking, Italy would move about 1,000 kilometers to the south," he said. The Scirocco winds brought the water from 140 to 187 centimeters in a few minutes."
When and if the MOSE becomes operational, the latest projections of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change about sea-level rise have made it clear that the giant gates might have to be closed far more frequently than previously imagined. "On the evening of Nov. 12, we were preparing, like all the other times, for fairly normal high water, acqua alta," he said.
The water in the legendary canals is clear, unlike anything they've seen in decades. "The human side of the episode, important to remember, is that a few days after the exceptional tide and the disaster, the city had recovered and returned to normal."