Venice Is Sinking

The Italian city of Venice is sinking more than five times faster than was previously thought.

Scientists say the city is also tilting to the east and heading out to the Adriatic Sea, as it is hit by more floods than ever before, Mail Today reported.

Previous studies had shown water-levels in the former capital of the Maritime Venetian Republic had stabilised.

But the new research claims it has actually submerged, and tilted to the east, by an unprecedented 2mm per year over the last decade.

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