Venice : Aqua Alta

What should you do when you find tourists in Venice and sees that St. Mark's Square begins to fill up with water? In Venice as is known there is the problem of 'high water. This comes from the three inlets of Lido, Chioggia and Malamocco for the sum of certain conditions for the 'attraction of the moon, for the sirocco from the south to the north and directed pumps water into the Gulf of Venice, to the effect of the current cyclical Sea Adriatic and for the presence of low pressure (the weight of the air is lower and thus the water tends to rise). The level of 'water begins to grow from the banks and manholes. 
Normally, the phenomenon of high water occurs in the late autumn although lately the water level can rise even in the summer or spring. For information and reporting the Tides Center relies largely automated systems as a system of sirens conveniently located in 16 locations of the historical center and in the islands. So when you hear the sirens do not get scared but maybe inquire at telephone number 041 2411996 Tide Prediction of the center. was also launched an information service via SMS from your mobile phone. Simply send a text message consisting of the word TIDE number 41041 for all customers Tim, or at 3399941041 if customers of another operator to receive a message from the Centerforecast and the Tide with the information available at that time.
In the ground floor of Venice you do not live, but there are more shops and stores and all equip themselves or with the watertight bulkheads or raising the trestles with the goods to prevent the 'water ruin everything. But the 'high water can reach even when it was not planned and touches many people run in place and implement the' emergency. The peak height of tide is 2 times a day and usually the ugliest days are the three. The Venetians have all their boots, but laziness often leave them at home and then to attend scenes they see people clinging to other people with boots, carts with women or men sitting above and pupils who return to school equipped with bags plastic foot.
How should you do then the tourist? Buy herself the boots would be the best but almost no one does it logically. The only thing is to take advantage of the catwalks made ​​available to the City. These are only the main parts of Venice and low. L 'only care, because everything goes well, would walk on respecting the two-way traffic without stopping.