Is Venice Sinking Under Mass Tourism
But rising sea levels are not the only threat.
Is venice sinking under mass tourism. As venetians continue to leave their city venice risks becoming an empty shell sinking under mass tourism. Now residents of venice are fighting to save it s soul before it vanishes as samantha hawley reports. Tourists continue to visit as venice sinks. Scientists continue to monitor changes in water levels as these are substantial and real.
Whether the cause is rising sea levels or climate change mass tourism or cruise ships there is no doubt that venice is suffering. Its status as a world heritage site is slowly sinking with unesco threatening to slap the city on its in danger list a fate normally reserved for war ravaged ruins under funded third world sites and er liverpool. As more venetians leave venice risks becoming an empty shell sinking under mass tourism. The marsh on which venice sits is compacting.
As npr s sylvia poggioli reports rising sea levels are not the only threat. Venice has been sinking for decades. Italy s floating city is sinking under its sea level and the weight of mass tourism. How venice is managing europe s worst tourism crisis venice s booming tourism industry is threatening the city s very survival.