Societally/Human Health
Where are people migrating to?
Higher Ground
The worst flood to hit Venice was on ____.
November 4, 1996
How many islands were lost?
8
What are people starting to build?
Seawalls
How deep would the oceans be if all the ice in the world melted?
70 metres
How many effects did we say?
5
What is a “storm surge”?
When water from the Adriatic Sea is driven into the lagoon from winds.
When did the islands disappear?
2017
What is the sad thing about this?
Rising them
How often are floods submerging St.Marks Square within a year?
About 100 times a year
What does it contaminate?
Our drinking water
How do the floods impact ecosystems?
sea water is moved into the lagoon and contaminants other water systems. (Disrupted ecosystems and loss of biodiversity).
What is the average rise of sea level per year?
3 mm
Upgrading what?
Sewage systems
How can sea levels rising affect farming.
It can cause destructive erosion which can also affect the agricultural land around it.
What will happen to our farming?
It will interfere with it by contaminating the soil
What human activity [now banned] contributed to Venice sinking further?
Pumping groundwater from beneath the lagoon (20TH century)
or
Removing water (banned in 1970s)
What was the archipelago of these islands called?
Solomon islands
What is the sad thing?
It is difficult to cope with it in the long-term