Venice, Italy remains one of the most popular tourist spots
in Europe, and the main reason for that being its physical geography. The city is surrounded completely by
water where most of the traveling must be done by boat, which makes it perfect
for a romantic getaway. This humid
subtropical climate has cool winters and very warm summers where the
precipitation is spread evenly throughout the year with an average of 31.5
inches. Venice is also located
near a lagoon making it more susceptible to erosion, which remains a major
issue in the area. Venice, Italy
may be one of the world’s most beautiful cities, but it may be a possibility
that it will no longer exist in the future.
Venice, Italy in 1,000 years:
In 1,000 years it’s my hypothesis that Venice will be slowly
eroding away. The water
surrounding the city, in the ocean, and the lagoon nearby will be eating and
eroding away at the foundations and the shoreline making Venice a smaller and
smaller city each passing year.
This process will take years upon years. That’s why I predicted in the next 1,000 years, there
probably wouldn’t be a noticeable difference in the way the city looks, but the
process is set in place making Venice, Italy vulnerable to the elements.
A couple sits at a cafe in Venice while a flood occurs
Venice, Italy in 10,000 years:
After 10,000 years, I predict that Venice, Italy will be
partially to mostly underwater. I
believe that the erosion done by water and the human race will eventually take
its toll on the city making the shoreline go further and further into the city
resulting in Venice being almost completely gone 10,000 years from now. The water would also play a big role in
eroding away at the buildings making them fall and crumble forever into the
ocean.
Venice, Italy in 1,000,000 years:
Within the next 1,000,000 years it wouldn’t be completely
ridiculous to say that Venice, Italy will be completely submerged underwater. With erosion happening at the pace it
is with the water washing away at the shoreline and deep well drilling for
extracting water done by humans contribute to a weaker foundation for all the
architecture and historical buildings.
Perhaps Venice, Italy can be the next Atlantis?
A picture predicting what the lost city of Atlantis could look like
I’m not quite sure if humans can do anything to put a stop
to the erosion happening in Venice.
The ocean and the lagoon surrounding Venice contributes daily
millimeters of soil that is being eroded and since water is such a powerful
source of erosion, it would be impossible to block it from an entire city. It is then up to us to enjoy Venice and
all it has to offer while it is still around!
The beautiful city of Venice at night
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