Flooding in Venice
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Buy some cheap rubber boots when you get there (easy to find at major grocery stores/shopping centers) and enjoy seeing Venice on those wooden platform things they erect all over the place. Been there twice when there was flooding, and it didn't mar the experience a bit. Just get used to saying "scusi" as you navigate the platforms and try not to knock people off.
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Flooding in Venezia is caused by high tides which occur in a fortnightly cycle around the times of full moon and new moon. The tide rises and falls twice a day, so Venezia is rarely flooded for long. The dates and times of high tides are predicted, but are influenced by the weather. Main routes through the old city are kept open by the erection of wooden walkways.
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Geoff,<BR><BR>While this is true, what is happening right now in Venice is not the regular flooding but flooding due to tremenously bad weather throughout Italy. Water is 1.5 meters (almost 5 feet) above normal right now. It is above the wooden plankways too.<BR><BR>This should pass but it must be awful for those there now.
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One of the kids on Wings900, an airline collectables website has posted some photos of his Venetian dwelling and surrounding flood sites. The photos are enlightening and can be seen by going to: www.wings900, clicking on "Forums",<BR>then "Squawk Talk", and "OT-It's that time again."
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Gerry, thanks for the link. The photos are fantastic. Here's the URL:<BR>http://www.wings900.com/vb/showthrea...threadid=11757