Why is Venice so wet?

Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating engineering marvel that is Venice's MOSE project, a massive system of underwater gates designed to protect the sinking city from increasingly frequent floods. They explore how Venice's unique construction on 124 tiny islands makes it vulnerable to rising sea levels and explain the ingenious but controversial billion-dollar solution involving giant movable barriers that rise from the seafloor. The episode covers everything from Venice's antiquated sewer system to the technical challenges of building floating walls that can hold back the Adriatic Sea.