As Venice might soon be underwater, it’s key to balance tourism and the well-being of residents. The MOSE project is expected to cost between $2 billion and $3 billion. It involves building 78 ...

Since then, scientists and engineers have been trying to figure out how to stop Venice from sinking further. One big project is called MOSE, which is a set of barriers meant to keep the water out ...

and echoes Moses of parting the Red Sea fame. The 5.5 billion euro (up by 1.3 billion form the first estimate) project is intended to protect the city of Venice and the Venetian Lagoon from flooding.

and echoes Moses of parting the Red Sea fame. The 5.5 billion euro (up by 1.3 billion form the first estimate) project is intended to protect the city of Venice and the Venetian Lagoon from flooding.

In 2003, Italy began building a massive flood barrier designed to isolate the Venetian Lagoon, the enclosed bay where Venice is located. The project, known as Mose, is one of the largest civil ...

Venice was underwater on Tuesday as heavy rain ... Designed in 1984, construction of the multi-billion euro Mose project started in 2003 but was plagued by delays, corruption and cost overruns.