What’s planned for 30 acres of Manayunk’s Venice Island? Residents worry.
Geoff Woolery was landscaping outside his townhouse on Manayunk’s Venice Island last summer when scores of dump trucks began ...
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Flooded Venice battles new tidal surge
Flooded Venice has been hit by a new high tide of 154cm (5ft), giving residents no respite from a crisis costing Italy millions of euros. World-famous St Mark's Square, a magnet for tourists ...
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Venice is experiencing its most severe flooding in 50 years. Here are 15 photos of the city's extreme flooding
Venice, Italy, is facing its annual flooding season. Water levels peaked at 4 feet, 3 inches (1.27 meters) on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. It's high-water season in Venice ...
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A new ISLAND is born: Secret islet appears off the coast of Venice
According to Giovanni Cecconi, an engineer from the Università Ca' Foscari in Venice, the island's stability is a byproduct of the MOSE flood barrier which has protected the city since 2020.
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Venice Flooding
Here’s all the latest news and updates. Venice suffers worst week of floods in its history as surge breaks records VENICE has suffered its worst flooding on record as it is hit by a third huge ...
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Venice Keeps Flooding. Here’s How an Engineer Would Solve It.
Venice Keeps Flooding. Here’s How an Engineer Would Solve It. Venice spent about $6 billion on a mobile floodgate system that can block high tides from inundating the city.
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Venice floods as weather catches city off-guard
Much of Venice was left under water on Tuesday, as unexpectedly severe weather caused flooding in the city. A new system of 78 flood gates, known as Mose, guard the entrance to the Venetian lagoon ...
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Residents of Manayunk's Venice Island fear development could worsen future flooding. Plus, what the federal funding freeze ...
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Venice Floods
Located off the shores of Venice, Bacan, a small strip of land is ... thanks to the city's flood barriers.
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In Venice reflections on the water are strange—and comforting
The sound of a choir would bring me to tears. During Venice’s seasonal floods, facades in Piazza San Marco appear as shifting reflections—some more clear than others. The mirror image above ...
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Why Venice floods every year
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Venice bookshop stores books in boats to keep them dry during floods
"Acqua Alta" is also used to describe Venice’s frequent flooding, and that is where the name of the shop comes from. Its owner, Luigi Frizzo, opened it in 2004 after travelling the world.