High water floods historic centre of Venice


World | 206620 hits | Dec 01 8:21 am | Posted by: Eisensapper
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VENICE, Italy -- Water in Venice has risen to its highest level in more than 20 years, leaving much of the Italian city under floods and forcing residents and tourists to wade through knee-high water.

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  1. by roger-roger
    Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:25 pm
    I really hope no one around here thinks this is due to climate change.

  2. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:39 pm
    "Eisensapper" said
    I really hope no one around here thinks this is due to climate change.


    I don't because this has been happening for a very long time in Venice. It was happening back in the 1960's and National Geographic covered it. Venice gets flooded when there are heavy rains and it also gets flooded due to the historically acknwoledged freak tides of the Adriatic. Being at the head of the Adriatic Venice experiences tidal conditions not unlike that of the Bay of Fundy.

    In short, it is not nature that is responsible for Venice flooding, it is poor planning that it at fault for building a low-lying city in a bay that is prone to seasonal and tidal flooding.

  3. by Anonymous
    Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:42 pm
    It was flooding when I was there in the early 70's.

  4. by avatar Brenda
    Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:45 pm
    Its has been floodig ever since it was built, and it floods every year. This year a bit more than others. Why is this news again? :?

  5. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:46 pm
    "ziggy" said
    It was flooding when I was there in the early 70's.


    Oh, well back then it was caused by global cooling. :lol:

  6. by Anonymous
    Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:46 pm
    They told us back then it was sinking.

  7. by avatar martin14
    Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:47 pm
    and between the floods and the tides, Venice has been sinking for a long
    time now.

    The project of the floating dam , is not from the water coming up,
    its from the city going down.

    The city was started where it was because it provided excellent protection
    from pirates.. probably still does :)

  8. by Anonymous
    Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:51 pm
    Protection from pirates but not pidgeons.

  9. by avatar LightStarr
    Mon Dec 01, 2008 5:08 pm
    "BartSimpson" said

    In short, it is not nature that is responsible for Venice flooding, it is poor planning that it at fault for building a low-lying city in a bay that is prone to seasonal and tidal flooding.



    Sounds like New Orleans.



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