I thought I'd share with you a little bit of a typical November day in one of the world's most beautiful cities.
November is the month when we're most likely to get high water. Everyone's heard lots about Venice's Acqua Alta, right? Here's a photo to help remind you (not taken today, obviously, they are not bundled up in coats carrying umbrellas. It's pouring rain here today too.)
For the last few days, we locals have been receiving email messages and texts from the comune (city hall) alerting us to the forecasted height of high water. It's been a code Orange the last 24 hours, with 125 cm of high water predicted for 11:00 am today. At the lowest point in the city, St. Mark's square, that means the water would be about at the top of my boots, which are almost knee level on me.
Here's the latest bulletin from city hall, sent this morning. You can see we're in for a little more aqua alta both tomorrow and the next day. Bulletins such as this have become a normal part of my life in this time of the year, in fact, they have been hitting my inbox once every couple hours in the last 24 hours.
Another part of our normal existence here in Venice through the winter months is the sound of the Aqua Alta sirens. This morning, we heard 3 tones, alerting us the water would be around 130 cm. In the video below it is the highest alert, 4 tones. The video is from a day not quite a year ago. Just wanted you all to have a taste of what we live with.
For the last few days, we locals have been receiving email messages and texts from the comune (city hall) alerting us to the forecasted height of high water. It's been a code Orange the last 24 hours, with 125 cm of high water predicted for 11:00 am today. At the lowest point in the city, St. Mark's square, that means the water would be about at the top of my boots, which are almost knee level on me.
Here's the latest bulletin from city hall, sent this morning. You can see we're in for a little more aqua alta both tomorrow and the next day. Bulletins such as this have become a normal part of my life in this time of the year, in fact, they have been hitting my inbox once every couple hours in the last 24 hours.
Another part of our normal existence here in Venice through the winter months is the sound of the Aqua Alta sirens. This morning, we heard 3 tones, alerting us the water would be around 130 cm. In the video below it is the highest alert, 4 tones. The video is from a day not quite a year ago. Just wanted you all to have a taste of what we live with.
Hope everyone stays dry today!
