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Massive floodgates protect Venice — but damage natural areas

The barriers that shield the city of canals from rising sea levels have knock-on effects for local marshes.
Blocks of the mobile gates of the Experimental Electromechanical Module (Mose) emerge during technical tests in Venice.

The mobile barriers that protect the streets of Venice from inundation during storms have changed water and sediment flow in the lagoon surrounding the city. Credit: Luca Zanon/Corbis via Getty

Barriers that protect cities from flooding can also degrade local ecosystems such as salt marshes1.

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Nature 604, 220 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-00955-1

References

  1. Tognin, D. et al. Sci. Adv. 8, eabm8446 (2022).

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