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Located in the temperate area, the island of Venice only partially receives the typical benefits of sea-areas because of the lagoon that surround the island. It protects the town but, on the other side, makes the climate extremely damp, especially when the scirocco , the hot wind coming from the south, starts to blow. This wind is also one of the factors that could cause the high water phenomenon, that push the water over the ground level.
Generally Venice only has high water in Autumn and Winter and even then it is not every day that the streets are flooded. However when a higher than usual tide is expected in the city, sirens blare to warn the population so that they can prepar themselves.
For more information:
Centre for forecasts and tidal early warning Palazzo Cavalli - San Marco, 4090 - 30124 Venezia Tel +39 0412411996 +39 0412748787 Fax +39 0415210378
Airport Meteo Office: Tel +39 0412612023 (aggiornato ogni 30 minuti / updated every 30 minutes)
http://www.comune.venezia.it/maree/
http://www.arpa.veneto.it/cmt/meteo/
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