cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/903938
Archived version: https://archive.ph/BNSD7
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230801014926/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/unesco-recommends-adding-venice-list-world-heritage-sites-danger-2023-07-31/
Cruise ships isn’t the major threat.
Venice is slowly sinking in a time of rising oceans. There is currently a storm barrier protecting the city from coastal surges, but there is a worry that the lagoon will turn into a lake.
Then why is Unesco asking them to get rid of them? They are a huge threat.
It is a way of handling the overtourism. Cruise ships are usually the worst tourists for an area as they clog the more famous monuments and contribute the least to the local economy.