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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 damage.
The high-water mark hit 74 inches late on Tuesday, meaning more than 85% of the city was flooded.
The worst flood in 50 years has swept through Venice and the water is threatening centuries-old landmarks and art, according to the In The Know video above.
Before the acronym was used to describe the entire flood protection system, MOSE referred to the 1:1 scale prototype of a gate that had been tested between 1988 and 1992 at the Lido inlet. The name also holds a secondary meaning: "MOSE" alludes to the biblical character Moses ("Mosè" in Italian), who is remembered for parting the Red Sea.
The 1966 Venice flood (Italian: Alluvione di Venezia del 1966) was an unprecedented high water, known in Venice as an "acqua alta", with waters reaching up to 194 cm.
Candiano). up to 1797, as well as the holdings of Italian state offices based in Venice from 1866, which were ceded to the archive. The locally created archival materials from the French and Austrian periods between 1797 and 1866 are also located there. There are also isolated documents from before 976. [1]
Venice is famous for its waters, but not Saint Mark's Basilica. It's been flooded only six times in 1,200 years. But this is the fourth time in the last two decades. The mayor of Venice said the ...
1966 flood of the Arno; 1966 Venice flood; 2009 Messina floods and mudslides; 2013 Sardinia floods; 2017 Livorno floods; A. Acqua alta; B. Breach at Cucca; E. 2023 ...