Friday, September 25, 2009

Floodgates Might Not Save Venice

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September 21, 2009 5:13 PM
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Floodgates Might Not Save Venice

The construction of mobile floodgates aims to safeguard the 1,300-year-old island city of Venice. It's an ambitious engineering project, but some scientists say it may not be sufficient to protect Venice from rising sea levels due to climate change. Venice rose from mudflats in the middle of a lagoon which forms the largest wetland in the Mediterranean. One of the world's most endangered cities, it has been subject to increasing flooding due to sinking land — but also to rising sea levels.


Art Trembanis
CSHEL
Univ of Delaware

New Cases!

Yesterday our new set of AUV module cases arrived and Adam quickly set about customizing each case to fit the modules. This will make travel and transportation much easier.






Wednesday, September 23, 2009