Venice could DISAPPEAR within 100 years: Global sea level rise may sink the Italian city, warn experts – Daily Mail

Venizia aqua altaArticle Synopsis – Experts warn that Venice and much of Italy’s Adriatic coastline is at risk of disappearing all together as sea levels continue to rise. The Mediterranean will rise by up to five feet before 2100, according to scientists from Italy and France. To understand how sea levels have changed, the scientists studied millstone quarries along the Mediterranean coastline. The scientists studied the positioning of the stone quarries along the coastline to understand how sea levels have changed over the last millennium. They then used modeling to predict how fast sea levels will rise in the future. To read the actual article click here.

 

 

By Sharon Gray March 6, 2017 Newsletter