Skift: Venice Marks Historic Day as Flood Barrier ‘Stopped the Sea’

[-Lew-]

Finally...from Skift:

 

Venice Marks Historic Day as Flood Barrier ‘Stopped the Sea’

 

 

[Hlitner]

WOW!  Guess I should resist the obvious "it's about time" comment :).  It has taken so long to build that darn system of barriers that some of the early builds became inoperative years before other necessary barriers with constructed.  I cannot help but wonder it was sheer luck that the barrier system actually functioned :).  Folks need to understand that this flood control project has become a joke within Italy so I assume many Italians are celebrating with a few bottles of good Italian wine :).  I suspect that within Italy there is a lot of skepticism that the barriers will work a 2nd time....but we can all hope.

 

Hank

[Langoustine]

Having been to Venice several times, I am astonished that it worked.

[John Bull]

Certainly construction had its problems. A major one was the amount of sediment in the lagoon, which clogged the mechanisms and closures.

So yes, a degree of surprise that it worked the first time that it was needed.

Doesn't mean that it'll still work next year, so fingers-crossed.

But better than relying on King Canute 

 

JB 

 

[cruisemom42]

Come on now -- a bit harsh.

 

After all, the Italians were once known for their engineering skills -- paved roads, aqueducts and indoor plumbing, the amphitheatre, anyone?

 

[Host Bonjour]

On 10/3/2020 at 5:12 PM, -Lew- said:

Finally...from Skift:

 

Venice Marks Historic Day as Flood Barrier ‘Stopped the Sea’

 

 

 

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