Dramatic Venice sculpture comes with a big climate change warning

Italy's famed city of Venice has grappled with flooding and encroaching waters since the Middle Ages. But as global warming speeds up sea level rise, the charming destination is steadily slipping underwater.

Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn calls attention to this threat with his arresting, larger-than-life sculpture in the sinking citySupport features two 5,000-pound hands bursting out of the Grand Canal and grasping the walls of the historic Ca' Sagredo Hotel.

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"I have three children, and I'm thinking about their generation and what world we're going to pass on to them," Quinn said in an interview. "I'm worried, I'm very worried." Read more...

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