HEI in Europe

Polders

Polders

Canals=Trade

Pollution in the Rhine/Danube

• Agriculture

• Industrial

• human

Acid Rain

Acid Rain Damage

Oil in the North Sea: the North Sea has sizable oil reserves

Venice

Venice is Sinking: Why?

subsidence

• Process by which soil is compacted but not replaced by natural processes

1. Rivers deposit silt into waters around Venice

2. Soil naturally compacts over time

3. Buildings placed on top of soil

4. Soil cannot be replaced, gets further compacted and buildings sink

Venice's Sinking Feeling