Gondolas, the famous means of transportation in the Venice Canal, are tied to stakes along the wall and are unable to navigate because the canal has dried up.
The Italian city of Venice, known as the “water capital”, is experiencing the second dry period of the canal in 3 years, only to see the canal, which should be full of river water, the water level has dropped significantly, and the local famous transportation “gondola boat” has been tied to the wooden piles on the wall, unable to navigate, and the water level has been measured as low as 48 centimeters below sea level, which is very different from the previous days.
Comprehensive foreign media reports, “water capital” Venice due to lack of rain and low tide, the lowest water level fell to 19 inches below sea level (about 48 centimeters), Venice waterways are experiencing the second serious dryness in three years, the famous transport “gondola” is also tied to the wall on the stake, can not be launched to carry passengers.
The newspaper pointed out that the full moon in February caused the biggest fluctuations in the tides of the Venetian waterway, coupled with the weather system across Italy is currently shrouded in high pressure, resulting in cloud cover is not easy to form, and thus can not rain to provide the canals should be water. Local weather forecasters said that the water level of the canal is likely to drop to 20 inches (about 50.8 centimeters) below sea level this week.
The report mentions that although the gondola boats can not navigate because of the falling water level, but Venice residents are “blessed” with the opportunity to see the algae and mollusks that are usually attached to the walls of submerged buildings. The Venice unit also pointed out that the maximum tidal fluctuations will be more pronounced during the coming new moon and full moon.
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