Venice, Italy continues to slip into the sea
Web edition : Thursday, April 19th, 2012
The Italian city of Venice, long known for its architecture, art, and canals, is sinking. The city sits on a chain of islands along the coast of the Adriatic Sea, a northern arm of the larger Mediterranean Sea. Every year, the buildings drop a little lower, and the sea laps a little higher. In a new study, scientists report that the sinking has slowed down in recent years, but it hasn?t stopped.
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