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PICS: Venice is sinking!

PICS: Floating city of romance, Venice, is sinking

The results show the city is naturally subsiding at a rate of about 0.8 to 1 millimetre per year, while human activities contribute sinking of about 0.08 to 2 to 10 mm per year. Researchers said in Washington the sinking threatens to increase flooding in Venice, which already occurs due to high tides about four times per year.