Acqua Alta and the Mose Project  Acqua Alta and the Mose Project.  The lagoon is sustained by a delicate ecosystem; channels and shallows kept clean by the Adriatic tides sweeping in, whilst the rivers feeding into it have been diverted, in order to avoid silting up. ...

The Great Venetian Flood of 1966 The Great Venetian Flood of 1966 was an unprecedented “acqua alta”, with waters peaking at 194 cm; making it the worst flood in its history. The post includes an illustrated diary, drawn from local reports and notes; of those few...