Venice today, Atlantis tomorrow. Floodwaters are finally receding in the Italian city after reaching levels not seen since 1986. At the flood’s peak, locals had to wade through 61-inch depths to get their morning cappuccino. The Italian government is currently undertaking a $5.5 billion project to build a dam to prevent similar floods in the future, but experts are concerned that climate change will continue to threaten the historic city with rising tides unless major global action is taken.
Read it at The New York Times
