High Tide in Venice and Basilica San Marco
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About Those Sirens -Handy Info for High Water in Venice
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How to interpret the sirens letting you know when there is high tides – acqua alter arriving in Venice.
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Venice Under Water Today
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Today’s high tide in Venice at in the afternoon was at 156cm above sea level. That is approximately 61.4 Inches or 5.11 Feet. If you consider that the average height above sea level is only about 3.5 Feet. You…
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Not So Acqua Alta in San Marco Square
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One of my favorite things in Venice, though certainly not any Venetian’s favorite thing is Acqua Alta or high tides that flood the city, creeping in silently. My phone app called “hi!tide Venice” notified me there would be a…
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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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Venice – Get Your Boots Ready! High Water is on the Way
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Venetians are going to their closets to get our the boots. Rainy weather, high winds and high tides have been forecast for this week. As you can see from the chart above (source: ilmeteor.it) that the tides are every 6…