Venice, a city renowned for its romantic canals and historic architecture, has long been synonymous with the word “flooding.” ...

Millions of tourists flock to Venice every year and the city is overrun with cruise ships and their passengers.

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.

The City of Venice is getting a new design of its seawall and glass barrier. It's a fix from Hurricane Idalia in 2023, and the city believes the new seawall and glass barrier will help strengthen ...

Venice was underwater on Tuesday as heavy rain ... barriers that were rolled out two months ago. The system of 78 flood gates, known as Mose, guard the entrance to the Venetian lagoon and are ...

03/24/2025 March 24, 2025 Venice’s MOSE flood barrier has protected the city for five years – and so far, it’s working. But as climate change increases its use, what impact will this ...

The 2024 hurricane season was one of the most active in recent decades. While Tropical Storm Debby resulted in significant ...

"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.

Last week, Venice found itself submerged under some of the worst flooding in over 50 years, with the exceptional tide peaks, otherwise known as acqua alta, hitting nearly 1.9 meters on November 13.

The ground floor stores of palazzos such as Fondazione Prada’s Ca’ Corner della Regina are designed to survive Venice’s annual flooding, allowing high waters to pass under, while architecture and ...