That sinking feeling... Is Venice still in peril? No, not really. But try telling that to the group of British art connoisseurs who will gather next week to discuss the city's safety. Has the time come to accept that it's all water under the bridge, asks PETER POPHAM.(Features) From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: September 12, 2003| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2003 Independent Newspapers (UK) Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: PETER POPHAM

Next week 100 scientists, many of them Italians, will sit down in Cambridge "to survey," as Venice in Peril, the organiser, put its, "the flooding risk to Venice". Those of you who have been paying attention may at this point say, hang on, hasn't this problem already been dealt with? And you'd be right: back in May, The Independent described in some detail how the Italian government, after decades of debate, had finally begun work on a series of flood gates to save Venice from high tides.

Venice in Peril is, of course, well aware that the decision has ...