A combination of centuries of farming, but more recently gas mining activity and less rainfall/river flows, have caused land to sink 3 metres below sea level. Salt infiltration has advanced inland, shrinking agriculturally productive land area - particularly for the traditional rice crop.

Isola Barria (see image), an old German fort, is now mostly submerged by the sea...

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2024/7/20/the-sea-has-taken-everything-how-rising-salt-is-destroying-italian-coast

#PoDelta #Subsidence #farming #GasMining #ClimateChange #Drought