
New research from Italian scientists estimates that parts of Venice will be submerged by 2150.
The study was conducted by experts at the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology who analyzed data on rising tide levels.
Venice has been dealing with increasingly frequent flooding for decades.
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Now there is a system of flood barriers in its lagoon, a shallow, 550 km² bay enclosed in the northern Adriatic Sea that surrounds Venice and its islands, writes Living.
But these will not be enough to protect the city from continued sinking and rising sea levels.
The study concluded that some areas of the city will be permanently underwater by 2150.