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Bert | 23:20 Sat 23rd Oct 2010 | Science
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Why is there a 'season' for high water in Venice (round about October, November, December)? They occasionally get a higher than normal tide at other times of the year, but it's a rare event. They get higher than usual tides at full moon and new moon, like everywhere else, but why should the tides be extra extra high during these months?
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The usual high tides are most likely to combine with low atmospheric pressure and strong scirocco winds at that time of year:
http://europeforvisit...ticles/acqua-alta.htm

Chris
We went to Venice in April a few years back for our wedding anniversary and were greeted by air raid sirens in St Mark's Square on our final day - duckboards, queues of Japanese tourists all trying to stay together and traffic police directing pedestrian traffic outside the Duomo! As Buenchico said - high tides and a strong scirocco over several days.

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