Some canals have practically dried up due a prolonged spell of low tides, frustrating boat crews and bewildering tourists.
Boats are docked along a canal during a low tide in Venice, Italy, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Some ofVenice's secondary canals have practically dried up lately due a prolonged spell of low tides linked to a lingering high-pressure weather system.
For tourists, it meant gondolas couldn't navigate some secondary waterways that run under Venice's many picturesque bridges. In mid-winter, high atmospheric pressure combined with the lunar cycle produces the ultra-low water levels during ebb tide, noted Jane Da Mosto, an environmental scientist and sustainable development analyst with We Are Here Venice, an environmental advocacy group.
She added that the phenomenon highlights lack of attention to the overdue need for cleaning Venice's inner canal network. Gondolas are docked along a canal with a low water level during a low tide in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Separately, the same high pressure system compounded by scarce Alpine snow melt this year has been a factor for the shriveling of lakes and rivers in northern Italy in recent weeks. This month, an isthmus linking the shores of Lake Garda to a small island has re-emerged, delighting visitors who were able to, in effect, walk part-way across the middle of the lake.
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