• Home
  • About me/Chi sono
  • Contact

Un po' di pepe

~ …… (oon∙poh∙dee∙PEH∙peh) Cristina writes about interesting stuff /Cristina scrive di cose interessanti

Un po' di pepe

Tag Archives: Acqua alta

MOSE

09 Friday Oct 2020

Posted by Un po' di pepe in Italia

≈ 20 Comments

Tags

Acqua alta, Flood barriers, MOSE, Venezia

MOSE flood barrier Venezia

2020 has been a crappy year, but finally something has gone right.  On October 3rd, MOSE (moh•ZEH) was activated for the first time and prevented flooding in Venezia caused by high tide! Yeah!

MOSE stands for MOdulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico (experimental electromechanical model). Whoever came up with the acronym is brilliant, because in Italian, Mosè, with an accent on the ‘e’, is Moses, who parted the Red Sea.

MOSE is floating architecture-a series of temporary barriers formed by 78 bright yellow mobile gates at the bottom of the seabed.  The 4 barriers are located at the 3 inlets; 2 at the Lido, 1 at Malamocco and 1 at Chioggia.

How MOSE works to keep high tide water in the Adriatic Sea and out of the Venetian lagoon. mosevenezia.eu/project/?lang=eng

During normal conditions, the gates are full of water and resting out of view within their housing structures. When a high tide is predicted, compressed air is introduced into the gates to empty them of water. This causes them to rotate around the hinge axis and rise up above the water to block the tide from entering the lagoon. When the tide has dropped, the gates are filled with water and return to their resting places.

It takes about 30 minutes to raise the gates and 15 to lower them. MOSE is designed to protect Venezia from tides of up to 3meters (10 ft). A video on how the system works can be found on the Mosevenezia website.

Acqua alta (high water) occurs mostly from October to March and has always been a problem in the Venetian lagoon. The first documentation of it was on October 17, 589! It has gotten worse since 1935, mostly due to environmental issues. Last year, on November 12, 2019 187 cm of water was the worst flooding since 194cm in 1966.

MOSE has been plagued with delays and cost overruns. Hopefully now that it works, it will stop the worst of the flooding. Measures are also being implemented to improve the lagoon environment, decrease erosion, restore the environment of the smaller islands in the lagoon and decrease pollution in the industrial Porto Marghera. Hopefully they ban cruise ships soon too!

MOSE flood barrier Venezia

Fingers crossed MOSE will continue to work. It has been 26 years since I visited Venezia, and I would like it to still be standing when I manage to get back! Ciao, Cristina

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • WhatsApp

Like this:

Like Loading...

Enter your email address to follow 'un po' di pepe' and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 458 other followers

Follow Un po' di pepe on WordPress.com

Popular Posts

  • Italiano per Ristoranti~How to pronounce your restaurant menu
    Italiano per Ristoranti~How to pronounce your restaurant menu
  • Contact
    Contact
  • L'arte sa nuotare
    L'arte sa nuotare
  • About me/Chi sono
    About me/Chi sono
  • Panforte di Siena
    Panforte di Siena
  • Hairstyling in Ancient Roma
    Hairstyling in Ancient Roma
  • La Trinità di Masaccio
    La Trinità di Masaccio

Recent Posts

  • Ottavo Bloghiversario
  • 2 years of Covid-19
  • Giornata della Donna~Mariya Prymachenko
  • Festival di Sanremo
  • 2021~ Un po’ di pepe year in review
  • Italian Christmas Vocabulary
  • 100 years of Insulin
  • Italiese
  • Marostica~Partita a Scacchi
  • In my Kitchen-Summer 2021
  • Reflections from a COVID immunizer
  • Recent Successes for Italia
  • Internment of Italian Canadians
  • Settebello-Bloghiversario #7
  • Tiramisù
  • Percorso della Memoria
  • Ravioli Rossi
  • 700 Years of Dante
  • Buon Anno 2021
  • Reflecting on 2020
  • Panforte di Siena
  • Museo Faggiano
  • World Pasta Day
  • MOSE
  • Lecce

Categories

Amici e Famiglia Architecture Art Art history Art projects Bilingual posts Blogging Canada Culture Feste Firenze Inspiration Italia Italian Folklore Italian language Italian life Italocanadesi Libri Mangiamo! Orsara di Puglia Parole piacevoli Photography Puglia Recipes Roma Travel Travel tips Uncategorized Vino

Un po' di pepe on Instagram

When the ricotta is about to expire and you don’t feel like making ravioli-ricotta gnoccchi! @bellacibo I used your spianatoia! #ricottagnocchi #cookingwithricotta #gnocchidiricotta #pastafattaincasa #pasta #pastalover #fbcigers #unpodipepe
Buon compleanno Roma!2775 years young. Miss you! Read about ‘ Natale di Roma’ in blog archives #roma #natalediroma #birthofrome #romulusandremus #igersroma #unpodipepe
Tea at the Chateau Laurier #chateaulaurier #ottawa #fairmonthotels #unpodipepe
Parliament buildings #ottawa #canada #parliamentbuilding #canadianparliament #unpodipepe
Printmaking at the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival @vancherryblossomfest with @travellingbrush and @phoenixartworkshop #vancouvercherryblossomfestival #printmaking #linocut #cherryblossoms #reliefprinting @unpodipepe
Getting ready for the Japanese cherry blossom festival on Saturday @vancherryblossomfest with @travellingbrush #cherryblossom #japanesecherryblossom #vancouvercherryblossomfestival #printmaking #linocut #linoprint #unpodipepe
Happy International Tiramisù day- otherwise known as every day! History and recipe in blog archives. Buon appetito 😋 #tiramisu #tiramisù #dolciitaliani #dolcifattiincasa #sambuca #tiramisuday #cucinaveneta #mascarpone #unpodipepe
‘A dove has spread her wings and asks for peace’ by Ukrainian folk artist Mariya Prymachenko. More in new blog post. Link in bio. Happy International Women’s Day everyone! #giornarainternazionaledelladonna #internationalwomensday #peaceforukraine #mariyaprymachenko #peace #womenartists #unpodipepe
Crustoli per carnevale…or do you call them crostoli…chiacchiere…cenci…bugie…frappe…sfrappole… Link to post and recipe in bio #carnevale #crustoli #chiacchiere #chiacchieredicarnevale #cenci #frappe #crostoli #dolciitaliani #dolcipercarnevale #lent #unpodipepe

Archives

Un po’ di pepe on Facebook

Un po’ di pepe on Facebook

Start a Blog at WordPress.com.

  • Follow Following
    • Un po' di pepe
    • Join 458 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Un po' di pepe
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...
 

    loading Cancel
    Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
    Email check failed, please try again
    Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.
    %d bloggers like this: