Venice is both sinking and tilting

The authorities are convinced that they have saved Venice, but the recent report shows the exact opposite.

The rise in sea level is not the only threat to the famous urban area with the extensive canal system along the Italian coast. The results of a team of experts from the University of California and the University of Miami (USA) show that Venice is still sinking, although previous reports confirmed the city's settlement has stopped. And yet, scientists also found Venice is slowly tilting to the east, something no one had noticed before.

Venice in the historic flood in December 2008

The sinking of Venice was not new, but studies in 2000 showed that subsidence had stopped more than a decade ago after city officials banned the exploitation of groundwater and built it. add a multi-billion dollar dike system in many places. However, reports on Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems , Venice are reportedly continuing to sink into the water at about 2mm / year. In addition to sea level rise of about 2mm / year, a total of Venice is sinking into the sea by 4 mm per year. The team of experts also discovered that the whole area of ​​eastern Venice is gradually tilting about 1 - 2mm / year.

Venice's subsidence is partly due to the impact of nature. Accordingly, the Adriatic tectonic plate, beneath Venice, is wiping down the Apennines, causing the famous tourist city and its vicinity to fall.'Venice will always move' , the BBC quoted the University of California research leader Yehuda Bock. If the current situation continues, ie the rate of constant settlement and rising sea level, Venice is expected to sink another 80mm in the next 20 years.