NOVA · SEASON 16
Will Venice Survive Its Rescue?
Episode 17 · 1989-11-14

- Documentary
Episode overview
Increasingly awash in high water, the romantic city of Venice is counting on high-tech floodgates to save it from drowning. Environmentalists worry that the gates may destroy the fragile lagoon that surrounds the city.
55 minutes
Season 16 episodes
1. Hot Enough for You?1989-01-17
2. The Last Journey of a Genius1989-01-24
3. The Strange New Science of Chaos1989-01-31
4. Back to Chernobyl1989-02-14
5. God, Darwin and the Dinosaurs1989-02-21
6. Adrift on the Gulf Stream1989-02-28
7. Secrets of Easter Island (1)1989-03-07
8. Legends of Easter Island (2)1989-03-07
9. The World Is Full of Oil!1989-03-21
10. Confronting the Killer Gene1989-03-28
11. The Hidden City1989-10-03
12. The Controversial Dr. Koop1989-10-10
13. Design Wars!1989-10-17
14. Echoes of War1989-10-24
15. Decoding the Book of Life1989-10-31
16. Hurricane!1989-11-07
17. Will Venice Survive Its Rescue?1989-11-14
18. What Is Music?1989-11-21
19. Yellowstone's Burning Question1989-12-05
20. The Schoolboys Who Cracked the Soviet Secret1989-12-12