Watch: Venice flood barriers pass first test The project has already cost billions of euros in investment. According to Italy's infrastructure ministry, the flood barriers will be handed over to ...

Flooded Venice has been hit by a new high tide of ... Many had raised the flood barriers across their doorways - apparently to little effect. Water was already seeping up to ankle height in ...

The system of 78 flood gates, known as Mose, guard the entrance to the Venetian lagoon and are designed to protect the city from tides of up to 3m. Venice was underwater on Tuesday as heavy rain ...

In 2003, Italy began building a massive flood barrier designed to isolate the Venetian Lagoon, the enclosed bay where Venice is located. The project, known as Mose, is one of the largest civil ...

Venice suffers worst week of floods in its history as surge breaks records VENICE has suffered its worst flooding on record as it is hit by a third huge tidal surge in less than a week.

Venice suffers worst week of floods in its history as surge breaks records VENICE has suffered its worst flooding on record as it is hit by a third huge tidal surge in less than a week.

Venice spent about $6 billion on a mobile floodgate system that can block high tides from inundating the city. But it won’t be enough. WSJ explores potential solutions to protect the “floating ...

Increased ocean acidity also weakens coral structures Venice faces frequent flooding, rising sea levels, exacerbated by ...

The first real practical tests of MOSE, Venice's new flood-barrier system whose lack was slammed in this week's disastrous and deadly flooding, will begin testing next year, the Consorzio Venezia ...

The infrastructure plan, called Mose, includes creating a series of underwater barriers that would prevent flooding when the tide hits 43 inches. In 2014, Venice's former mayor Giorgio Orsoni was ...