Regarding “Record flooding again swamps Venice” (Nov. 18): It was only two years ago that my husband and I traveled to Venice, Italy, to take a gondola ride through its historic canals and stroll across its fabled St. Mark’s Square.
Thus, it is heartbreaking to read that this majestic city is enduring record high tides and flooding for the third time in one week. Other parts of Italy are experiencing swelled rivers, and an avalanche was triggered in the Alps due to severe weather.
These events, along with a record summer heat wave in Europe that caused a 108 degree high temperature in Paris in July, are troubling evidence that climate change is wreaking havoc in some of the most beloved tourist destinations. It’s shameful that this anti-science President Trump administration has called man-made global warming a hoax.
Karen Stapleton, San Jose
Note from KBJ: Good try, Karen. President Trump is not anti-science; he's anti-politicized science.
