There was an article in yesterday's New York Times about Venice sinking. I can't find it in their web page or I would link it for you. The article talked about how the government is about to approve a multi-million dollar project to save Venice while some professor from Colgate proved that the proposal will not work. The professor is trying to make his findings public so that the project will get dropped, and so they can start searching for a feasible alternative. If you've never been to Venice, I think you should try to go soon cause I'm not sure how much longer this wonderful city will be around.