Posted on 11/13/2019 8:45:33 AM PST by C19fan
Much of Venice was underwater on Wednesday after the highest tide in 50 years ripped through the historic Italian city, beaching gondolas, trashing hotels and sending tourists fleeing through rapidly rising waters.
Officials blamed climate change while shopkeepers on the Grand Canal raged against those who have failed to protect the UNESCO city from the high tide.
They said corruption had repeatedly delayed a barrier protection system which could have prevented the disaster.
"The city is on its knees," Venice mayor Luigi Brugnaro said in an interview with national broadcaster RAI.
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It is mostly built atop wood pilings and older structures.
What caused this high tide 50 years ago? Global cooling?
I’m glad I’ve seen Europe before it was destroyed by the globalists. It is a one and done.
What caused this high tide 50 years ago? Global cooling?
They changed the bussword to climate change. It covers all bases.
Let’s wait for our instructions. What will the Gretans say?
Building a city on ocean water is a stupid move. Did they really think that the level of the water would remain constant for millions of years? That is the mistake. Live with it.
Happened 50 years ago....and probably 50 years before that and 50 years etc etc etc
Hard to think much ahead when trying to find a safe place from barbarians....:)
Climate change is a HOAX!
Some said it was daft to build a city in the swamp. But I built it all the same....
That phrase didn't scare people enough, so the new ones are "Climate Emergency" or "Climate Catastrophe".
"Climate Apocalypse" is probably next.
Its a very old city, built on posts in the middle of a swamp.
It was built there to seek safety from invading armies.
I was there a couple years ago.
Its sinking and has nothing to do with rising seas.
If it did, you would see the same thing in all coastal cities.
I’m expecting them to get plenty of mileage out of Global Climate Sameness.
When more data comes in that conflicts with climate changing, they’ll whine about the devastation resulting from man-made climate stasis - not changing enough.
If the climate didn’t change, the temperature a year from now would be the same as it is today and every year hence. There would be no need for weather forecasters, we’d just look and see with precision what each days weather will bring in perpetuity.
Tides roll in and then roll out, again.
Denier!!!!! By the way, the highest recorded tide was set in 1923.
Bring in a bunch of Democratic women. All the town needs is a bunch of dykes.
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