Venice is still sinking and will probably continue to do so for a long time, a new study suggests. That’s bad news for the local government, which had already put a stop to groundwater pumping in an effort to curb the city’s subsidence.
Venice sank an average of 1 to 2 millimeters per year between 2000 and 2010, with some areas (red) subsiding even faster.
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