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A Solution to Flooding in Venice
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The Mose system in Venice, Italy is a contraption created to counter the rising high tides, known as Aqua Alta. By filling hollow metal walls, gates essentially, with compressed air, the structures rise to a 45 degree angle facing out into the sea.
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Venice's buildings are built atop wooden piles to reinforce the marshy ground they stand on.
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Venice's buildings are built atop wooden piles to reinforce the marshy ground they stand on. The walls of the buildings are pulled in by long metal hooks that are spiked into the floor due to the tendency of the exterior walls to bow out at the top.
ChapterA Solution to Flooding in Venice
EpisodeSelects: Why is Venice so wet?
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The Mose Experiment, or Modulo Experimentale Electromechanico, is an Experimental Electromechanical Module that takes inspiration from the Italian spelling of Moses' name, also parting of the Red Sea, and hopes to be able to protect Venice from the rising tides caused by climate change.
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The Mose Experiment, or Modulo Experimentale Electromechanico, is an Experimental Electromechanical Module that takes inspiration from the Italian spelling of Moses' name, also parting of the Red Sea, and hopes to be able to protect Venice from the rising tides caused by climate change.
ChapterA Solution to Flooding in Venice
EpisodeSelects: Why is Venice so wet?
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The MOSE Project is a cleverly engineered contraption made up of hollow metal walls that fill up with air to create gates that stand upright to defend Venice against rising high tides, known as acqua alta.
19:48 - 23:42 (03:54)
Summary
The MOSE Project is a cleverly engineered contraption made up of hollow metal walls that fill up with air to create gates that stand upright to defend Venice against rising high tides, known as acqua alta.