It is known as the floating city, but is Venice sinking? Venice is made up of 118 islands separated by canals and connected by more than 400 bridges. Located in a lagoon on the Adriatic Sea, Venice ...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 12 - The MOSE anti-flooding system has protected Venice from damages estimated to be worth more than 2.6 billion euros over the past five years, the transport ministry said on ...

Venice’s lagoon has welcomed a new island despite worries about the city sinking over the next century (Getty Images) A small islet in Venice that used to only pop up during the summer months due to ...

ROME -- Italy's government gave the go-ahead Friday to the first chunk of money for an ambitious plan to save waterlogged Venice, authorizing some $450 million to build hinged barriers that will rise ...

VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - A long-delayed flood barrier successfully protected Venice from a high tide for the first time on Saturday, bringing relief and smiles to the lagoon city following years of ...

VENICE -- Venice, as everybody knows, is sinking and has become chronically vulnerable to winter floods that make traversing streets a soggy hazard and endanger the city's priceless art and ...