A view of the flooded St. Mark's Square during a period of seasonal high water in Venice, Italy, November 14, 2019. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
ROME (Reuters) - Flood-tides in Venice hit their highest level in more than 50 years this week, inundating parts of the lagoon city under almost two metres of water and raising fears of irreparable damage to historic treasures including Saint Mark's Basilica.
The phenomenon of floods, "acqua alta" in Italian, is caused by a combination of factors, exacerbated by climate change -- from rising sea levels and unusually high tides to land subsidence that has caused the ground level of the city to sink.
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