tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658567784785639005.post1402687115439401077..comments2024-03-15T13:03:14.285+01:00Comments on Venetian Cat - The Venice Blog: Venice High Water in November 2012 - Similar to Venice High Water in November 2008Cat Bauer in Venice Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376687575392758300noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658567784785639005.post-73635679415008635252012-11-11T23:41:01.096+01:002012-11-11T23:41:01.096+01:00High tide was exceptional here in Venice today, wi...High tide was exceptional here in Venice today, with seventy percent of the city flooded. Venetians and shopkeepers were caught off-guard, as the tide was predicted to rise only to 120 centimeters. Instead, it rose to 149 centimeters, or nearly five feet.<br /><br />This is not the first time this has happened. We had a very similar situation in November and December 2008, four years ago when Barack Obama first won the US presidency. He has just won a second term, and I am very pleased about that, as is most everyone else who cares about the Earth and all the creatures who live upon it.Cat Bauer in Venice Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376687575392758300noreply@blogger.com