Venice, known as the "Floating City," is actually sinking due to various factors like artesian wells, global warming, and plate tectonics. The MOSE Project, with 78 barriers around Venice, aims to ...

The worst flooding in Venice in more than 20 years forced residents and tourists to wade through knee-high water.

The high-water mark hit 74 inches in Venice, flooding 85% of the city, including St. Mark's Basilica. One man died on the barrier island of Pellestrina.

The wooden walkways float in Piazza San Marco after the passage of the exceptional high tide that ...More reached 187 cm on November 12, 2019 in Venice, Italy. High tide, or acqua alta as it is ...

Water levels reached 187 centimeters (74 inches) Tuesday, the second-highest level ever recorded in the city and 7 centimeters (2 ½ inches) less than the historic 1966 flood.

The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as officials calculated hundreds of millions of euros in ...

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