Venice's Sea-Level Protection Strategies
Venice, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, faces potential loss within three centuries.
Over 150 years, Venice experienced 18 extreme flooding events in the last 23 years.
Open lagoon strategy fails at 1.25m sea level rise.
Ring dikes could protect against 6m rise, costing €0.5–4.5 billion.
Enclosing the lagoon could protect against 10m rise, costing €30 billion.
Relocating Venice costs €100 billion.
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