CNN The Wonder List With Bill Weir April 6, 2015 05:28:00
To a modern threat and sparked a decades-long debate on how to keep rising seas out of venice lagoon. finally in the early 80s they settled on a radical idea. they would block the three inlets with a system of massive gates mounted to hinges on the ocean floor. filled with air, the gates would rise and create a temporary sea wall. they called it mose, italian for moses, a guy known for parting the sea and protecting the faithful. it would take decades. it would cost billions. it would be the mos...
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