High water in Venice and the lagoon is often annoying, uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous — and the current climate change is accentuating the phenomenon in frequency and intensity.However, there are two episodes in recent history when high water has been particularly violent and damaging, earning the name acqua (or aqua) granda — literally, a huge high water — precisely because of the magnitude and exceptionality of the event, in a negative sense. The two episodes occurred due to an unfortunate combination of events, including high tide, strong winds and heavy rain.Before 20
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