Venice's canals run dry amid low tides and lack of rainfall. “I have been a gondolier for 28 years, and I have never seen so many low tides at once.”
“Low water levels in Venice are unheard of, especially at this time of the year,” said Giovanni Cecconi, a Venice-based climate expert. “The moon cycle and the high pressure have created a low tide in the past. But usually, it lasts only a few days. This time it has gone on for weeks.”Luigi Cavaleri, a researcher at the city’s Institute of Marine Sciences, added that 20 days of high pressure over the Mediterranean Sea had also contributed to the lower waters.
The introduction in 2020 of the multibillion-dollar project known as Mose — a system of mobile flood barriers that are able to isolate the Venetian lagoon from high tides — appears to have solved the flooding problem, however. “During low tides we could use the barriers to stop the water from getting out of the lagoon,” he said.In the meantime, the gondoliers are punting along as best they can.
Restaurant manager Giovanni Fracassi added that the gap between his steps and the water had made it impossible to enter from the canal. “They had no choice but to walk to the street entrance instead,” he said.
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