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Venice Remembers the High Water of 1966
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November 4 marks 50 years since the devastating Acquagranda (high tide) of 1966. The high tides were the result of heavy rainfall in the Veneto and the runoff which flowed into the lagoon and a scirocco with high winds. These winds…
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Aqua Alta! No – Venice Has Record Low Tides
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It seems that Venice citizens and tourist alike can’t get a break. With a record number of high water (aqua alta) days in 2014 the newspapers and il direttore del Centro Maree, Paolo Canestrelli, (the weather man) were constantly warning…
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Could you be a Venetian?
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Could you be a Venetian? What would your average college do if the day of graduation, the location of the ceremony was filled with water and it was windy and raining? Think about it: Cancelled immediately, maybe the school would…