Venice, the "Water City", suffered a rare low tide. What is the reason for the low tide?

Venice, the world-famous Italian water city, recently suffered a rare? Low tide? Phenomenon. Under the combined effect of high pressure, cold weather and low tide over the Adriatic Sea, Venice, a famous water city, has dried up. Affected by this, the water level of the local canal dropped, many rivers dried up and the riverbed was exposed.

Gondola ship, the main local means of transportation, also ran aground in the mud. At present, the average water level in Venice's inland rivers is very low. The lowest water level of some rivers even reached -0.48 meters, and many tourists were shocked by the lack of water in this famous city.

Venice is also known as Jojo, the capital of Veneto. Born by water, beautiful by water, and prosperous by water? Enjoy the reputation of? Watertown, Watertown, White Island City? Equal reputation. Venice used to be the center of Venice, known as? Pearl of the Adriatic Sea? .

Although tourism is booming, the population of this beautiful water city is still decreasing.

Now many Venetians live in the mainland and then work in this historic water city, mostly in the tourism sector. However, the sea level in Venice usually drops from February to March every year. In recent years? Low tide? The phenomenon is particularly abnormal.

Previously, the water level of the river in Venice was as low as 28 feet, far below the normal level, which greatly reduced the daily shipping volume and water taxi business. However, the city sometimes faces several floods.

With the continuous growth of tourism, the local population is decreasing. Since 195 1, the population of Venice has been decreasing, including the price increase caused by the tourism boom and the plan to build a car-free city. And the apartment buildings on both sides of the waterway have been eroded. At high tide, the basements and ground floors of local buildings are constantly flooded by the river. Residents and tourists have to use rubber boats and sidewalks to save themselves. Low tide has a great influence.