Venice Drowning: It’s not just sea water, it’s the tourists

This week two consecutive days of flooding has damaged iconic buildings and resulted in at least one death.

But climate change isn’t the only cause of flooding. Construction on a barrier system that would stop seawater from flooding the city was supposed to have been completed last year. The system, called MOSE , is an integrated system consisting of rows of mobile gates installed at three lagoon inlets that are expected to isolate the Venetian Lagoon temporarily from the sea during high tides. MOSE is designed to protect Venice and the lagoon from tides of up to 3 metres.

As the city grapples with rising floodwaters this week, local residents continue to fight to control tourist numbers they claim is destroying the the iconic Italian destination.In January this year officials restricted crowds for the Carnival celebrations so that only 11,000 visitors could attend the event.There should be a reservation system where tourists book ahead of time to visit the city.

This post should bring out denier trolls in numbers.

Classic misinformation and distortion of facts..

Climate farce Here’s what the former founder of Greenpeace has to say🔽 Look at the lefties scowl

SBS The earth is suffering under the weight of its human popularity. Especially billionaires.

SBS Suffering under the weight of its own popularity.. Awesome poetry.

Venice it happens all so 50 years ago was it climate back then ?

😂😂😂. Climate propaganda

BREAKING NEWS!! - Turns out that the earths climate has been changing ever since it was formed!!! Therefore logically humans are to blame.. 😜

Yep lets all put it down to climate change. lets forget the history of the earth and blame everything on humans

veniceflood Acqua Alta. Happens every four years... according to google. But I'm just a dumbc*nt. What would i know.

Venice is amazing but the way locals treat tourists is not welcoming. If they need to limit numbers then do it but don’t blame tourist who actually pay for your way of life.

Someone must have diverted the water from Vanuatu to Venice.

Have turned off your air conditioning at the studio yet? What kind of cars do you lot drive at work and home? How many unnecessary electrical devices do you have? Clean your own backyard before criticising others 🙌

SBS FakeNewsMedia has climate delusion - everything must be climate change.

SBS Stop it! It´s bad weather, not climate change😂🙃.

A single flood which is only the worst in 50 years is hardly evidence of climate change.

Err no, this has happened many times in the past, but do keep trying SBS, maybe study you history too ? i will even hold your hand.

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