Venice is flooded

I was in Venice when it started...pretty major.

For a change?

SAW IT ON SCI CHANNEL FLODDED AGAIN

MOVE THE STUFF ALREADY

AND YOU CANNOT STAY THERE

MOVE IT TO CLEVELAND, OHIO

WE NEED THE INPUT AND THE PEOPLE

Me...with my dumb luck...planned a vacation there this weekend. We were stuck in our hotel as the lobby was underneath water. The streets were waist deep. It was a fascinating thing to watch as the tide rolled out and the water dissipated. Regardless, the Venetians took it all in stride and were busy cleaning up the mess. It is an amazing and beautiful place.

i hope it doesn't get any worse when i move to italy next year for a semester.

Maybe it will stop smelling so bad now. it gets quite uncomfortable when its been hot for a few days in a row. --AND -- I hope they have insurance, but not from AIG.

Global warming or Global warning! God help Venice, they will be one of the first hit if it is Global warming.

If city's are located at sea level or below it's only natural for them to become flooded with sea levels rising due to glacial melting and other country's snow pack receding.

As predicted, besides New Orleans brief time under water Venice is going to be in deeper water by 2020.
New Orleans by 2025.

I've been in Venice and every year they get floaded, but not this bad. usually happens in winter when is less turist around.

How sad . . . Luckily, I was able to visit Venice back in 2005.
Whether it's logical or not, Venice's charm lies in the fact that it is the "City of Water." I just hope they can find a way to preserve that charm for longer.

The Venetian mayor should add to his advisory: "And if you do insist on visiting, BYOB (Bring Your Own Boat)!" =P

where are the bucket brigades?!

You see, THIS is what happened to Atlantis!

well at least we know there is no water shortage.

im not shocked, but its a disappointment such a beautiful city will sink into the ocean.

It's just going to keep getting worse and worse as sea levels rise due to climate change. I wouldn't be surprised if we start hearing about widespread flooding in coastal cities in the next twelve months. Just look at what happened in Brazil just a few days ago.

Who wants to join me put up a Wave Runner rental?

What a year for worst weather...

Cuba, worst storms in history:
http://current.com/items/89309268/cuban_storms_damage_worst_ever.htm

Brazil, worst floods in more than 25 years:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/brazil-devastated-by-floods-mud...

well if it was built on marshes it was bound to flood or sink eventually, global warming or not.

At least the water looks clean unlike other cities where it floods and the water is just nasty dirty.

Hey, maybe the Pope could sell one of his golden crosses to help them build a damn......just a suggestion.

Venice, flooded, really?

Everyone knows that its not proper flooding until news photo coverage of a man in a canoe.

Perhaps further investment into the infrastructure is indicated.

Why only look at Venice? I can't speak for the Mediterranean Sea, but the Adriatic is experiencing higher tides, 5m higher. This has nothing to do with Venice in specific, but you can use this as an example... just don't limit your view on the situation to one city in Italy.

Al Gore is going to have a field day!

Hasn't Venice been sinking slowly for centuries? Eventually was going to have to get wet.

A city that has made MILLIONS on tourism for decades...I have to say WHY? did they not take some precautions. Its not like it hasnt happened time and again.
Sorry, but my town looked worse after Ivan....lots of homes had only 'concrete slabs' left plus every other tree was downed. No stores, gas, or phones/electricity for almost 3 weeks.

The point is, once a disaster of this proportion happened, we rebuilt, sold and moved away from the water.

Che peccato!

This was an inevitable event.Hopefully it just doesn't sink all the way!

Many people believe that Venice was literally built on the water, but it was actually built on the marshes and swamps in the lagoon. Some historians believe that Venice was founded by the refugees of the Roman city of Aquileia, after the city was sacked and destroyed by Attila in 454.

The original builders of the city used logs and implanted them into the ground to provide a foundation for the buildings in the marsh. Venice's location far out into the sea gave the city protection and enabled it to become a powerful medieval seafaring state.

I visited last a couple of years ago, it is beautiful and it does smell, agreed DonkeyPong. Furthermore, Murano glass is for sale EVERYWHERE, you can't get away from it. Bit too touristy, weird that people still choose to live there I think.

BUT I NEVER SAW VENICE!

They knew this was going to happen, thats why they were going to build the dams at the front of the city. Thats what happens when you live on top of water.

My experience of Venice: beautiful, quite a bit of water, and it smells. Can I get a job with the tourist board?

Worse flood in 22 years , might that be because of global warming?

The venetians seem to be prepared for something like this because from what I saw on the pictures, most of them just continue on with their routine... I hope Venice doesn't sink or collapse before I get a chance to visit, always wanted to see the city...

damn i wonder if Venice will still be there in like 50 years

Gondola sales must be going through the roof.

I hope it doesn't destroy the city. I've always wanted to visit, it was my grandfather's favorite place.

I suppose at least they are semi prepared for something like this.

Guess the water just got deeper... Hmmmm

Venice live webcams:

http://www.comune.venezia.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/EN/IDPagina/10510

http://www.comune.venezia.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/EN/IDPagina/10520

I thought Venice was always flooded...