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Description: Program about the threat that Venice is under from rising tides.
NOVA | Sinking City of Venice | PBS Watch a five-minute video about the proposed special barriers designed to hold back the sea. describes how Venetians are dealing with sinking. Using clickable satellite images, zoom in on natural and man-made hazards imperiling the city.
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Page title:NOVA | Sinking City of Venice | PBS
Keywords:acqua alta, Adriatic, aquifer, canal, centrifugal force, city, cycle, Earth, gate, gravity, high tide, high water, Italy, jetty, lagoon, level, Lido, Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico, Moon, MOSE, murazzi, passarelle, risalta salina, salt marsh, salt rise, sea, seawall, sink, sinking, St. Mark's Square, Sun, tide, Venice, walkway, water, science, IMAX, NOVA, education, teacher, resource, classroom, public, television, PBS
Description:This companion Web site to the NOVA program Sinking City of Venice shows the threat that Venice is under from rising tides, and describes one proposal to solve the problem - mobile gates placed at the entrances to Venice's lagoon.
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