Terrifying Photos That Demonstrate The Effects of Climate Change

Venice: To Come

Although it is rich with history, art, architecture, and culture, that does not mean that Venice isn’t susceptible to the consequences of climate change. Being built essentially in the water of the Venetian Lagoon, it is extremely sensitive to rising water levels as well as erosion. The city has been sinking for centuries, which has been of concern for quite some time. However, as ocean levels are starting, and will continue, to rise it puts the entire city at great risk. If the water levels rise to what we expect them to, we may have ended up destroying Venice entirely, and all of the history that went along with it.