Recently, Italy's famous "water city" Venice was exposed to the drying up of the river, and the "water city" actually ran out of water. British media said that the reason for Venice's lack of water is the "super blue blood month" which has attracted much attention recently. What does the blue moon have to do with the drying up of the Venice river?
On the night of January 31, the 152 year old 'super blue blood month' attracted global attention. While attracting people's attention, the spectacle also brought extreme cold weather and low tide to Venice, a famous tourist city in the east of Italy. The dry and cold climate and low tide are the main reasons for the drying up of Venice's waterways.
It can be seen from the picture that many shipyards are forced to stop on the dry water channel due to the drying up of water channel caused by climate factors It is reported that this is the third year in a row in Venice. Two years ago, the water level in Venice's waterways was as low as 28 feet, far below normal, resulting in a big discount in the daily shipping volume and water taxi business. However, the city faces several floods a year. In case of high tide, the basement and bottom of local buildings are constantly flooded by river water, so residents and tourists have to use rubber boats and sidewalks on the bank.
The dry and cold climate and low tide are the main reasons for the drying up of Venice waterway.
While the city's tourism industry is growing, the size of the local population is shrinking. Since 1951, the population of Venice has gradually decreased from 175000 to about 55000, which is due to the price rise caused by the tourism boom, the planning of building a car free city, and the erosion of apartment buildings on both sides of the waterway. Venice has the reputation of "born by water, beautiful by water, thriving by water", enjoying the reputation of "water city", "100 island city", "Queen of the Adriatic Sea", "Bridge City", etc. However, the city rising on water is now facing the dry up, which is regrettable.