Venice mayor blames climate change for the catastrophic flood
Venice is experiencing severe flooding after a storm swept through Italy on Tuesday. The water levels in the region have not been this high in the last 50 years and the city's mayor has said this is because of climate change. Venice will be testing new flood barrier technology in 2021 to prevent this from happening again.
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