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Monday’s top of the scroll is …

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 21, 2009 at 7:54 am

Would you believe it is actually a slow news day …? I can’t find any story of statewide interest today. There was, of course, plenty over the weekend. However, here’s a few interesting non-California stories.

From NPR:

“The construction of mobile floodgates aims to safeguard the 1,300-year-old island city of Venice. It’s an ambitious engineering project, but some scientists say it may not be sufficient to protect Venice from rising sea levels due to climate change.

Venice rose from mudflats in the middle of a lagoon which forms the largest wetland in the Mediterranean. One of the world’s most endangered cities, it has been subject to increasing flooding due to sinking land — but also to rising sea levels.

It’s known as “aqua alta” — high water — and it brings city life to a standstill for several hours. Big boats can’t go under low-hanging bridges, and water seeps into buildings through the sewage system. Venetians have not lived on the ground floor for decades. …”

Read more from NPR by clicking here.

From the Peninsula Daily (Washington):

“The giant Humboldt squid that invaded North Olympic Peninsula waters earlier this month apparently have taken to beaching themselves.

Observers in Clallam Bay and Sekiu say that hundreds of the large squid — which can grow to six-feet-long and weigh up to 70 pounds — have littered the beaches each morning since Wednesday.

“There had to be 100 of them laying all over the beach,” said Chris Mohr, owner of Van Riper’s Resort in Sekiu on Friday.

“It was like a graveyard out there.” …”

More from the Peninsula Daily by clicking here.

September 21, 2009 · Filed Under International Water Issues, Weird & Wacky Water News

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