Floodwaters over six feet tall plagued the lagoon city by Tuesday night.
one man and submerging historic streets and buildings under knee-high water, forcing the mayor to declare a state of emergency—and, due to climate change, there’s no end of these flooding events in sight., the high tide, referred to as “acqua alta,” peaked at 73.6 inches, which is over six feet.
The city’s government said it will submit a state of emergency claim to Italy’s central government, and schools will be closed Wednesday.There is data to back up Brugnaro’s claim: a 2017 report from the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development said that unless climate change policies are enacted and Venice builds new flooding defenses, the city will be underwater within a century.
1966 was the last year Venice was hit with such high tides; that incident saw its worst-ever flooding at 76.4 inches high.A view inside the flooded Basilica of St. Mark during an exceptional high tide on November 13, 201945%. That’s how much of Venice is flooded, according to the Tide Forecasting and Reporting Center of Civil Protection.Venice itself is sinking.
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