Venice - St Marks Square under water

[Nanfeishen]

Highest tide in 50 Years

Venice flooded by highest tide in more than 50 years

The city's mayor has blamed climate change, saying the government must help, as the cost of recovery will be high.

news.sky.com

Venice floods: Climate change behind highest tide in 50 years, says mayor

A state of disaster is declared as the Italian city is hit with a high tide of more than 1.87m.

www.bbc.com

 

[Solitude]

Wow that's hectic. I was there recently and it's amazing to see it like that.

 

[Solarion]

Wow that's hectic. I was there recently and it's amazing to see it like that.

Italy, one of the places still left I have to go to. Beautiful country

 

[Pox]

My folks are there right now.
Low tide is not too bad, high tide some places you can't get to, under too much water.

 

[Ninja'd]

Or maybe it's due to that water elemental that Spider-man fought.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

Just stay above water until June ffs!

 

[Ninja'd]

Just stay above water until June ffs!

By then you'll be visiting Vanished.

 

[lived666]

Just stay above water until June ffs!

Are you going there in June? You must have a sinking feeling about the trip!

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

By then you'll be visiting Vanished.

Are you going there in June? You must have a sinking feeling about the trip!

It's part of my Mediterranean holiday

 

[Rickster]

Build a wall around Venice, easy but its going to cost a few bucks.

 

[Pox]

Pics from a few minutes ago

 

[lived666]

It's part of my Mediterranean holiday

ya I just wanted to use my pun

 

[lived666]

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How is everyone not getting electrocuted, how is the power even on?

 

[ShaunSA]

Pics from a few minutes ago

Can't be Venice. I don't see no gondolas

 

[Gordon_R]

Flooding of St Mark's Square in Venice has been happening for many decades (I personally experienced it in 1990). The frequency of such events has increased over time, mainly due to subsidence.

Efforts to address it get bogged down (pun intended) in Italian politics...

 

[yebocan]

Can't be Venice. I don't see no gondolas

"So, what's the news on the Rialto? "

 

[Pitbull]

I remember not to long ago, they complained about the stench due to the water levels being so low. Now they have water again and they complain...

 

[konfab]

Flooding of St Mark's Square in Venice has been happening for many decades (I personally experienced it in 1990). The frequency of such events has increased over time, mainly due to subsidence.

Efforts to address it get bogged down (pun intended) in Italian politics...

It is entirely political. Netherlands should technically be underwater, but the crazy Dutchmen there are too good at civil engineering to let it happen.

 

[lived666]

Just seen more pics from this, the flooding is quite bad

 

[Mogo]

Just seen more pics from this, the flooding is quite bad

What flooding