Rising waters, tides, and floods have long damaged the city and each year the threat becomes worse. In recent times, people have come up with plans to save Venice. The latest plan is about to be put into action, but a scientist is questioning whether it will do more damage than good to Venice. Venice is a highly unusual city. Instead of streets, Venice has canals.
People use boats instead of cars to get around.
Ten million visitors come to the city each year to view the city's art and architectural treasures. To protect this unique city, some scientists developed a plan that uses floodgates. The floodgates are special gates that rest on the bottom of the sea. The plan is to inflate the gates with air when storms are forecast. The gates would rise to the surface and block the high tides that flood the city.