Venice Floods
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Venice faces new round of intense flooding weeks after historic high tideThe latest surge comes at a particularly inopportune time for the city as it's still reeling from the 1.87-meter-high tide on Nov. 12, which was the highest in more than 50 years.WorldDec 23, 2019
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Venice’s St. Mark’s Square reopens despite high water levelsBy late Saturday morning, water was rising again in St. Mark’s Square and the forecast for Sunday was worse. The tide was expected to peak at 1.15 meters above sea level on Saturday at noon.WorldNov 16, 2019
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Venice mayor declares disaster as city hit with 2nd-highest tide in history"We ask the government to help us. The cost will be high. This is the result of climate change," he said on Twitter.WorldNov 13, 2019
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