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Venice: Waters
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At Venice the levees finally fade away. The river is no longer a flood risk--you've reached the ocean, and no matter how much water comes down the Mississippi, it isn't going to raise the level of the ocean. Still, many of the homes in Venice are built on stilts fifteen or even twenty feet high. This is to guard against a storm surge in the event a Gulf hurricane hits the area. The winds from a category three or four hurricane can easily raise up a ten or even fifteen foot high wall of water and drive it ashore. Venice, in this case, would go under.
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Venice Boardwalk It's really more of a sidewalk than a "board" walk, but a walk down it is the best way to explore the waterfront scene. You'll pass street performers, skaters, artists, gawkers and vendors selling all kinds of items from incense to sarongs.
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The most recent reports indicate that Venice is sinking faster than had been anticipated. The gloomiest forecast is that the encroaching waters of the Adriatic Sea could devastate Venice within this century, especially if global warming causes waters to rise even faster.
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