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Originally Posted by balletomane
On top of that, historic Venice is slowly sinking, so unless some engineering marvel can save an entire island, by 2050, there might not be much left of the city.
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The subsidence slowed down dramatically once they stopped pumping up groundwater from beneath the city. It's only sinking at a rate of 1-2 millimeters per year now. Sea level rise will hurt it long before subsidence.